9PM - 610

The Essence Vault's No. 610 goes straight for Afnan 9pm's crowd-pleasing, TikTok-famous opening: a mouth-watering hit of crisp apple and bergamot electrified by warm cinnamon, and honestly it's one of the closer top-note matches in the dupe-house category - spray it next to the original and the first five minutes are hard to tell apart. The heart softens into orange blossom and lavender, adding a touch of aromatic freshness that tempers the initial sweetness, much as 9pm does before it swells into its signature amber-vanilla drydown. That drydown is where the two part ways: 9pm is known for a dense, almost syrupy vanilla-tonka-amber base that projects for hours and clings to clothing well into the next day, while No. 610's base is a lighter, more conventional sweet vanilla that's pleasant but forgettable, fading to skin scent within a few hours rather than the original's marathon performance. As a cheap way to get 9pm's loud, confident opening for a night out without committing to the full bottle, it's a genuinely fun budget option - just don't expect it to survive the whole evening.