Moonstruck

Moonstruck is Alexandria UK's Extrait de Parfum tribute to Lune Feline, the cult-favourite spiced vanilla from Atelier des Ors. It opens with a rich, creamy ribbon of vanilla layered over salty-sweet ambergris, immediately spiced with cardamom, cinnamon and pink pepper for a warm, embery lift reminiscent of midnight and moonlit sand. The heart folds in balsamic Peru resin, clean musk and cedar, before a base of styrax and woody accents settles into a smoky, resinous trail. Where Lune Feline earns its cult status through a polarizing animalic edge that some find plush and others find medicinal, Moonstruck softens that rawness slightly while keeping the same spiced-vanilla skeleton intact. Reviewers describe the dupe as gorgeous and cotton-candy adjacent rather than a straight clone of the original's more challenging opening, making it an easier, friendlier wear for those who want the concept without the full animalic intensity. It performs best in cool weather, where the vanilla and resins have room to unfold without tipping into cloying territory.