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the one you wantAbercrombie & Fitch First InstinctUSD 78, 100 ml
USD 78USD 36
54% less
All 2 matches, ranked
smells like it, for lessThe Dua Brand Dua's InstinctUSD 36, 34 ml

Smells like Abercrombie & Fitch First Instinct.

2 bottles the community rates close to First Instinct, 54 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. fruity, citrus, fresh, for men.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Abercrombie & Fitch First Instinct6 accords
4of 6 accords shared, 67%
The Dua Brand Dua's Instinct4 accords
not listed
not listed

Notes of First Instinct

What Abercrombie & Fitch publishes. Black means The Dua Brand Dua's Instinct shares the note.

Top

  • melon
  • tonic water
  • gin

Heart

  • violet leaf
  • sichuan pepper
  • citrus

Base

  • musk
  • suede
  • amber

Notes of Dua's Instinct

What The Dua Brand publishes. Black means First Instinct shares the note.

Top

  • melon
  • tonic water
  • gin

Heart

  • violet leaf
  • sichuan pepper
  • citrus

Base

  • musk
  • suede
  • amber

The 2 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Dua's Instinct
The Dua Brand, Extrait, 34 ml
85similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
shares 9 of 9 notes
USD 3678
54% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Built on the same melon, gin and tonic, violet leaf and suede pyramid but at extrait strength, so the sweet melon and musk sit heavier and last longer than the breezy original.

Buy First Instinct ifyou want the light, fizzy gin-and-melon spray in a big bottle.
Buy Dua's Instinct ifyou want the melon-gin idea with more strength and staying power.
No. 2
Basic Impulse
Preferred Fragrance, 100 ml
72similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
note overlap not measured
price varies
live price on Amazon
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Where it differs: Sold as an impression of the gin-and-melon original, but its listed lime, bergamot and cedar point to a sharper citrus-woody read with less of the sweet melon and suede.

Buy First Instinct ifyou want the sugary melon and soft suede musk drydown.
Buy Basic Impulse ifyou want a drier, zestier citrus version for very little money.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Similarity figures come from owner ratings and published notes, never from a lab, and no bottle here is a copy of another. Brand names appear only to say what a scent is similar to.

Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about The Dua Brand Dua's Instinct
Abercrombie & Fitch First Instinct
USD 78, 100 ml
The Dua Brand Dua's Instinct
USD 36, 34 ml
85 similar, 54 percent less. Built on the same melon, gin and tonic, violet leaf and suede pyramid but at extrait strength, so the sweet melon and musk sit heavier and last longer than the breezy original.

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