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the one you wantSerge Lutens L'OrphelineUSD 330, 100 ml
USD 330USD 130
61% less
All 2 matches, ranked
smells like it, for lessComme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: KyotoUSD 130, 50 ml

Smells like Serge Lutens L'Orpheline.

2 bottles the community rates close to L'Orpheline, 61 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. woody, smoky, musky, unisex.

Scent overlap

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

Serge Lutens L'Orpheline5 accords
2of 7 accords shared, 29%
Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto4 accords
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Notes of L'Orpheline

What Serge Lutens publishes. Black means Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto shares the note.

Top

  • aldehydes

Heart

  • incense
  • coumarin
  • cedar

Base

  • ambergris
  • patchouli
  • cashmeran
  • musk

Notes of Series 3 Incense: Kyoto

What Comme des Garcons publishes. Black means L'Orpheline shares the note.

Top

  • incense
  • cypress oil
  • coffee
  • teak wood

Heart

  • vetiver
  • patchouli
  • amber

Base

  • everlasting flower
  • Virginian cedar

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
Series 3 Incense: Kyoto
Comme des Garcons, EDT, 50 ml
62similar, reported by several owners, a close alternative
shares 2 of 8 notes
USD 130330
61% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Kyoto is drier and more coniferous, with cypress and cedar over its incense, and lacks L'Orpheline's aldehydic shimmer and soft musky ambergris skin.

Buy L'Orpheline ifYou want a soft, aldehydic, skin-close incense with musk.
Buy Series 3 Incense: Kyoto ifYou like cool, dry temple incense with cypress and cedar.
No. 2
Series 3 Incense: Avignon
Comme des Garcons, EDT
55similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: Avignon is a heavier, churchier frankincense that owners find less wearable for everyday use, missing L'Orpheline's aldehydes, coumarin and cashmeran softness.

Buy L'Orpheline ifYou want a quiet incense that works every day.
Buy Series 3 Incense: Avignon ifYou want a bolder, church-style frankincense statement.

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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 Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto
Serge Lutens L'Orpheline
USD 330, 100 ml
Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto
USD 130, 50 ml
62 similar, 61 percent less. Kyoto is drier and more coniferous, with cypress and cedar over its incense, and lacks L'Orpheline's aldehydic shimmer and soft musky ambergris skin.

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