Is The Essence Vault Golden Rule - 95 a dupe of Phlur Golden Rule?
Golden Rule EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2025 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Golden Rule - 95 EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Golden Rule
- Golden Rule - 95
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Which Should You Buy?
This one's a divisive floral-fruity-vanilla. Many love its bright, creamy blend, seeing it as a tropical, elevated version of popular scents. However, a significant number find it generic, shrill, or even nauseating, detecting a strong, sometimes 'soapy' white floral note.
No. 95 hits the same sun-warmed mandarin-coconut-vanilla notes that made Phlur's Golden Rule an instant viral hit, but the coconut milk and orange flower blend feels flatter and the vanilla drydown fades quicker than the original.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Vanilla
44%
vs
41%
Pear
38%
vs
36%
Orange Blossom
36%
vs
40%
Mandarin
34%
vs
36%
Jasmine
32%
vs
24%
Coconut
30%
vs
36%
Sandalwood
28%
vs
33%
Pink Pepper
26%
vs
27%
Benzoin
26%
vs
25%
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.
Occasions
Its sweet, tropical, and white floral accords make it ideal for casual and date settings, especially in warmer weather. The varied performance reports suggest it's not universally long-lasting enough for all-day formal events, and could be too sweet for an office environment.
Seasons
The sun-warmed coconut-vanilla-fruity blend is a natural fit for spring and summer wear, when its bright, tropical energy feels most at home; too sweet and light for cold weather.
Occasions
Playful and warm enough for casual daytime wear and a summer date; too sweet and informal for the office or formal events.
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 Pink Pepper, Vanilla, Mandarin
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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Golden Rule - 95 EDP
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Import charges may apply
These shops deliver to the United States from the United Kingdom. How import charges work
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