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Parfums de Marly Perseus, the bottle
the one you wantParfums de Marly PerseusUSD 290, 75 ml
USD 290USD 50
83% less
All 3 matches, ranked
Lattafa Art of Wood, the bottle
smells like it, for lessLattafa Art of WoodUSD 50, 100 ml

Smells like Parfums de Marly Perseus.

3 bottles the community rates close to Perseus, 83 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. woody, citrus, amber, for men.

Scent overlap

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

Parfums de Marly Perseus6 accords
3of 9 accords shared, 33%
Lattafa Art of Wood6 accords
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Notes of Perseus

What Parfums de Marly publishes. Black means Lattafa Art of Wood shares the note.

Top

  • Grapefruit
  • Bergamot
  • Black Currant

Heart

  • Vetiver
  • Green Mandarin
  • Geranium

Base

  • Dry Wood
  • Ambergris
  • Cashmere Wood
  • Balsam Fir
  • Cedar
  • Tonka Bean

Notes of Art of Wood

What Lattafa publishes. Black means Perseus shares the note.

Top

  • Grapefruit
  • Bergamot
  • Pink Pepper

Heart

  • Cedarwood
  • Patchouli
  • Rose

Base

  • Vanilla
  • Vetiver
  • Oakmoss

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.

No. 1
Luminous Vivid
Maison Alhambra, EDP, 100 ml
75similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
shares 6 of 12 notes
USD 40290
86% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Luminous Vivid pushes the grapefruit and blackcurrant harder and drops the geranium, balsam fir and tonka, so it smells brighter and fruitier but flatter and weaker than Perseus.

Buy Perseus ifYou want the stronger, more layered ambergris and fir drydown.
Buy Luminous Vivid ifYou want the citrus-vetiver idea for summer at forty dollars.
No. 2
Pierce
French Avenue, EDP, 100 ml
72similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
shares 5 of 12 notes
USD 50290
83% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Pierce adds neroli, clary sage and elemi, reads slightly sharper on vetiver and less juicy on citrus, and some owners find it harsher and more synthetic than Perseus.

Buy Perseus ifYou want a softer, smoother finish with no harsh synthetic edge.
Buy Pierce ifYou like a herbal, sharper vetiver take for under sixty dollars.
No. 3
Lattafa Art of Wood, the bottle
Art of Wood
Lattafa, 100 ml
70similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
shares 3 of 12 notes
USD 50290
83% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Art of Wood opens with pink pepper, adds rose, patchouli and vanilla, and smells smoother and sweeter on grapefruit than the rind-like, sour citrus of Perseus.

Buy Perseus ifYou want the drier, tart grapefruit and ambergris character.
Buy Art of Wood ifYou prefer a sweeter, vanilla-tinged woody citrus with strong performance.

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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 Lattafa Art of Wood
Parfums de Marly Perseus, the bottle
Parfums de Marly Perseus
USD 290, 75 ml
Maison Alhambra Luminous Vivid
USD 40, 100 ml
75 similar, 86 percent less. Luminous Vivid pushes the grapefruit and blackcurrant harder and drops the geranium, balsam fir and tonka, so it smells brighter and fruitier but flatter and weaker than Perseus.

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