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the one you wantLouis Vuitton SymphonyUSD 450, 100 ml
smells like it, for lessKhadlaj Island Dreamsprice varies, 100 ml

Smells like Louis Vuitton Symphony.

4 bottles the community rates close to Symphony, 87 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. citrus, fresh spicy, fresh, unisex.

Scent overlap

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

Louis Vuitton Symphony4 accords
2of 5 accords shared, 40%
Khadlaj Island Dreams3 accords
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Notes of Symphony

What Louis Vuitton publishes. Black means Khadlaj Island Dreams shares the note.

Top

  • grapefruit
  • bergamot

Heart

  • ginger
  • orange blossom

Base

  • musk
  • ambroxan

Notes of Island Dreams

What Khadlaj publishes. Black means Symphony shares the note.

Top

  • grapefruit
  • bergamot

Heart

  • ginger

The 4 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
Island Dreams
Khadlaj, EDP, 100 ml
88similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 3 of 6 notes
price varies
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Where it differs: Matches the grapefruit, bergamot and ginger opening for the first ten minutes, then turns sweeter and less citrusy while Symphony keeps its fizzy brightness.

Buy Symphony ifYou want the fizzy citrus to stay bright for hours.
Buy Island Dreams ifYou want that ginger-grapefruit opening for a fraction of the price.
No. 2
Melody
Dua Fragrances, EDP, 34 ml
85similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
No accord data yet for this bottle.
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: Sold only in a 34ml bottle, giving the grapefruit, bergamot and ginger profile in a small format rather than Symphony's full 100ml presentation.

Buy Symphony ifYou want the original's long, fizzy ambroxan drydown.
Buy Melody ifYou want a small bottle of the ginger-citrus style to test.
No. 3
Crescendo
ALT Fragrances, EDP, 60 ml
85similar, reported by a few owners, inspired by it
shares 5 of 6 notes
USD 59450
87% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Adds orange and soft cedarwood under the grapefruit-ginger core, so the drydown reads slightly woodier and warmer than Symphony's clean ambroxan musk.

Buy Symphony ifYou want the cleanest, airiest citrus-musk drydown.
Buy Crescendo ifYou like the ginger-grapefruit idea with a light cedar finish.
No. 4
Game of Spades Emerald
Jo Milano Paris
75similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
No accord data yet for this bottle.
notes not published by the house
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Where it differs: Rated about 84 percent similar for its bright citrus freshness, but it is its own composition rather than a deliberate take on Symphony's ginger-grapefruit signature.

Buy Symphony ifYou want the original ginger-grapefruit signature and LV prestige.
Buy Game of Spades Emerald ifYou want a fresh citrus niche bottle with its own character.

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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 Khadlaj Island Dreams
Louis Vuitton Symphony
USD 450, 100 ml
Khadlaj Island Dreams
price varies, 100 ml
88 similar. Matches the grapefruit, bergamot and ginger opening for the first ten minutes, then turns sweeter and less citrusy while Symphony keeps its fizzy brightness.

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