Is The Parfum Hub Alanya 51 a dupe of Parfums de Marly Valaya?
Valaya EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2023 | Year | - |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Alanya 51 EDP
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Valaya
- Alanya 51
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
A luminous musky floral that radiates quiet confidence and polish. Valaya envelops you in a sheer, cotton-soft aura-fresh, feminine, and effortlessly refined without ever being loud.
Alanya 51 captures Valaya's bergamot-peach-orange blossom skeleton well, but Parfums de Marly's aldehydic sparkle and vanilla-warmed musk base that give the real Valaya its polished finish are the two things missing here.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Valaya's luminous, airy musky citrus and aldehydic freshness make it ideal for spring and summer, while its underlying floral softness and subtle woody-amber base allow some versatility into early fall. The lightness and powdery musks are less suited to cold winter days.
Occasions
Its clean musky freshness and soft powdery trail make Valaya exceptionally appropriate for office and daytime occasions, as well as romantic and casual settings. The moderate projection and refined composition can work for formal events, but it is less sporty or robust.
Seasons
A fruity-floral musk with this much polish works across most of the year but shines brightest in spring and summer.
Occasions
Elegant and clean enough for the office and dates, versatile enough for most daytime occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 9 notes is in the original, including Peach, Mandarin, Bergamot
Without aldehydes and mahonia
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