Beijing 88

Beijing 88 is The Parfum Hub's version of Louis Vuitton Imagination (2021), Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud's citrus-aromatic release built around an unusual black tea accord. The dupe follows the same route: citron, bergamot and Sicilian orange open bright and zesty, Nigerian ginger and neroli bring a spiced aromatic lift into the heart, and Chinese black tea, ambroxan, olibanum and guaiac wood settle into the base. The citrus-ginger opening is convincing and the closest thing to the original in the first hour. The black tea note - the feature that sets Imagination apart from every other fresh masculine on the market - is present but noticeably lighter, and without the original's ambroxan-driven longevity it settles to a faint skin scent well before the six-to-eight-hour mark most Imagination wearers report. Still, a fair-priced way to sample the citrus-tea-amber idea before committing to the designer price tag.