Where it differs: City of Dreams adds black pepper, nutmeg and a cognac note, and its cherry only shines in the opening before stepping back, where French Defense keeps cherry prominent.
Smells like Mind Games French Defense.
3 bottles the community rates close to French Defense, 78 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. fruity, sweet, floral, unisex.
Scent overlap
Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.
Notes of French Defense
What Mind Games publishes. Black means Lattafa New York the City of Dreams shares the note.
Top
- Cherry
- Violet Leaves
- Chamomile
Heart
- Rose
- Geranium
- Mimosa
Base
- Amber
- Blonde Woods
- Cedarwood
Notes of New York the City of Dreams
What Lattafa publishes. Black means French Defense shares the note.
Top
- Cherry
- Black Pepper
- Nutmeg
The 3 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.
Where it differs: Cunning Defense keeps the cherry-forward smooth profile but comes only in a 34 ml bottle, so you get far less juice per order than the full Mind Games flacon.
Where it differs: The Defender lists only cherry, rose and cedarwood, so it should read simpler, without the violet leaf, chamomile and mimosa nuances that soften French Defense.
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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.
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