Is SMEL. Fabulous a dupe of Tom Ford Fabulous?
Fabulous EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2017 | Year | - |
| £££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Fabulous EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Fabulous
- Fabulous
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
Divisive, polarising, and impossible to ignore. Some find it a masterpiece of complex leathery sophistication, others a medicinal baby wipe nightmare. It's truly a love-it-or-hate-it scent that backs up its bold name.
Copycat's Fabulous captures the bitter-almond-leather-tonka backbone of Tom Ford's Fucking Fabulous convincingly on the opening, but the drydown thins out where the original's tonka-cashmeran base keeps building.
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Given its strong sillage and intense, luxurious profile, this is best suited for evening occasions like dates or formal events. It's too bold and potentially distracting for an office environment, and definitely not a gym scent.
Seasons
A dense, sweet leather-amber composition suited to cold-weather evenings; too heavy and cloying for warm-weather daytime wear.
Occasions
Bold and provocative enough for a night out or a date; far too loud and unconventional for the office.
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 8 notes is in the original, including Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Leather
Without lavender and woody notes
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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