Is Perfume Parlour Easterner a dupe of Serge Lutens Chergui?
Chergui EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2001 | Year | 2001 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Easterner EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Chergui
- Easterner
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Which Should You Buy?
Chergui is divisive - a curious, compelling classic that evokes strong feelings, from adoration to polite dismissal. Some find it a masterpiece of honeyed tobacco, others a challenging, powdery affair, but it certainly isn't boring.
Easterner chases Serge Lutens Chergui's honeyed tobacco-and-hay masterpiece. The sweet tobacco-leaf opening and powdery iris-amber warmth read true, but as a budget dupe it lands flatter, with the rich hay-absolute depth and balance softened.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
A cold-weather scent. The honey-tobacco-amber heart and powdery sandalwood drydown read thick and warming on cool skin, with wearers consistently citing fall and winter as primary seasons. Spring evenings work; hot summer days do not.
Occasions
Its rich, contemplative character and arm's-length sillage make it a strong pick for date nights and formal cool-weather evenings, with comfortable casual winter wear. Too dense and divisive for the office and entirely unsuited to sport.
Seasons
The honeyed tobacco, hay and warm amber are cocooning notes that bloom in autumn and winter cold.
Occasions
Its cozy, intimate warmth suits evenings, dates and casual cold-weather wear over the office or sport.
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 Tobacco, Amber, Sandalwood
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
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$104.99 plus sales tax
FragranceNet - 1.7 fl oz (50 ml)
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$104.99 plus sales tax
FragranceNet - 1.7 fl oz (50 ml) - $62.10/fl oz
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Easterner EDP
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