Lamar Bloom

Lamar Bloom comes out swinging with a near-overripe burst of pineapple, exactly the signature that made Kajal's Lamar a talking point, backed by tart red berries, juicy apple and a flicker of cardamom and coriander spice. The opening is loud, fruity and opulent, the most faithful part of the dupe. The heart softens into a creamy floral bouquet, Bulgarian and Turkish rose layered with magnolia and jasmine sambac, lending a touch of elegance behind the fruit. The drydown settles warm and musky over vanilla, amber, cashmere wood, cedar and a whisper of moss. Compared with the original, the Perfume Parlour interpretation pushes the sweetness harder and renders the rose and woods a little more two-dimensional, so it loses some of Lamar's plush depth. Performance also steps down: where the original throws strong projection and long wear, this dupe sits closer to the skin and fades sooner. Still, for a few pounds it delivers that distinctive pineapple-rose opulence convincingly enough to scratch the itch.