Is Perfume Parlour Velvet Dance a dupe of Ramon Monegal Flamenco?
Flamenco EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2017 | Year | 2017 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Velvet Dance EDP
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Flamenco
- Velvet Dance
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Which Should You Buy?
This one's a wildcard. Some rave about its vibrant, jammy rose and fruit, calling it a masterpiece. Others find it screechy, smelling of nail polish remover or cheap synthetic fruit. Definitely not a safe blind buy, as it appears to react wildly differently on skin, but if it works for you, it's a bold and powerful scent.
A budget version of Ramon Monegal Flamenco. Velvet Dance reproduces the juicy raspberry-rose heart over a piney woody-amber base, but tames the original's loud, near-screechy sillage and renders the wine-like depth flatter and shorter-lived.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Flamenco's strong sillage and potent character, often described as 'loud' and 'potent,' make it unsuitable for an office setting. Its alluring and sensual fruity-woody profile, however, makes it a great choice for dates and social gatherings.
Seasons
The rich raspberry-rose and woody-amber base suit cooler autumn, winter and spring more than high summer.
Occasions
Its bold, romantic fruity-floral character is made for date nights and dressed-up evenings.
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 11 notes is in the original, including Orange Blossom, Amber, Cypress
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
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Velvet Dance EDP
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