Is Perfume Parlour Borough II a dupe of Roja Parfums Manhattan?
Manhattan EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2022 | Year | 2021 |
| £££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Borough II EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Roja Manhattan is a divisive blend, loved for its sophisticated tobacco-vanilla warmth but criticised for its weak performance and high price tag. For some, it's a masterpiece; for others, it's just an overpriced candle.
Perfume Parlour's interpretation of Roja Dove's Manhattan. The smoky tobacco-vanilla heart with its soft coconut and powdery heliotrope twist is captured, but Borough II loses some of the original's airy, glittering lift and the spices feel a touch sharper up top.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart 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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Despite its dominant warm and spicy accords, many find Manhattan to be a surprisingly soft and subtle scent, making it suitable for office wear if applied lightly. Its luxurious and elegant profile, with emphasis on tobacco-vanilla, makes it ideal for evening and cooler weather occasions, particularly dates and formal events. However, its 'cozy' and sometimes 'candle-like' nature might not suit all formal settings, and its minimal sillage pushes it away from typical 'date night bombs'.
Seasons
The smoky tobacco-vanilla and warm spice profile is built for autumn and winter and feels cloying in summer heat.
Occasions
A sensual, dressed-up evening and date scent with enough polish for formal occasions, too rich for daytime office wear.
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.
Shares 20 of its 21 notes, including Violet, Vetiver, Pine
Adds rose, drops grasse rose absolute
Where to buy
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Import charges may apply
These shops are outside the United Kingdom. How import charges work