No.335 Pacific Chill

Pacific Chill is Louis Vuitton's aromatic-fruity take on coastal freshness, built by master perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud around a bright citrus opening of citron, orange, lemon and mint, moving through apricot, basil and rose in the heart before landing on a soft base of fig, dates and ambrette. Eden Perfumes' No.335 opens with lemon and mint, a clean and immediately recognisable echo of the original's zesty, cooling start. The heart brings basil and rose together for an aromatic, slightly green freshness that gestures toward the original's herb-and-fruit balance, even if it lacks the layered complexity of carrot seeds and May rose used in the real formula. The base settles into amber and fig, giving a warmer, sweeter finish than Louis Vuitton's airy ambrette-driven drydown, which is designed to feel almost weightless by comparison. This is one of the more noticeable divergences in the dupe: where the original stays crisp and clean from open to close, Eden's version gains a touch more sweetness and warmth in the base that shifts it slightly away from the original's coastal-breeze concept. Performance is light to moderate, in keeping with the fresh, casual character both versions are going for, making this a reasonable warm-weather option for anyone who enjoys the citrus-and-fig combination without wanting to commit to the Louis Vuitton price point.