Is Perfume Parlour Rain Forest a dupe of Tom Ford Ébène Fumé?
Ébène Fumé EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2021 | Year | 2021 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Rain Forest EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
A transcendent smoky wood fragrance, Ébène Fumé layers incense, palo santo, and dark resins into an aura of meditative luxury. Both contemplative and luxurious, it is Tom Ford at his most spiritual.
Rain Forest chases Tom Ford's Ebene Fume - the smoky, incense-heavy dry woods with a leathery edge. It captures that burning-incense signature and dark woody mood, but renders it flatter and more linear, with the original's complex forest-floor depth pulled back to a simpler, skin-close smoke.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
The smoky woods, resin, and incense are ideally suited for fall and winter, providing a cocooning, warming effect. It can work in spring's cooler days but is likely too heavy for high summer heat.
Occasions
Refined richness and moderate boldness make it excellent for formal settings and romantic evenings, but the smoky, opulent character is too assertive for office or sporty scenarios.
Seasons
The smoky, incense-laden woods feel richest in autumn and winter and turn heavy in warm weather.
Occasions
Its dark, brooding character suits evenings, dates and formal occasions more than 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 12 notes is in the original, including Guaiac Wood, Resins, Ebony
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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International (3)
Import charges may apply
These shops deliver to the United Kingdom from Italy. How import charges work