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Initio Alternatives & Fragrance Dupes
Compare Initio fragrances with alternatives that share key woods, ambers, musks and spices in the stored product data.
7 Initio fragrances with 7+ note matches
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Initio fragrances in the catalogue
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How to compare a Initio alternative
Prioritise the notes you recognise, then use the canonical score to balance scent overlap with saving. The score awards up to 7 points for shared stored notes and up to 3 points for the price saving.
Top Alternatives League Table
Top Alternatives by Notes + Price Saving
Ranked by how closely the alternative's scent notes match the high-end original, combined with how much you save.
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| # | HIGH-END | ALTERNATIVE | SHARED NOTES | £ SAVING | MATCH SCORE | STARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 880% overlap BergamotPink PepperYlang-YlangTuberoseJasmineCoconut+2 | £175.00Save 90% | Perfect 10 | |||
| 2 | Acqua di Parma Oud & Spice Eau de Parfum 100ml Acqua di Parma | 880% overlap Pink PepperCardamomOudGeraniumAmberVanilla+2 | £167.00Save 86% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 3 | Lattafa Rouat Al Musk 100ml Lattafa | 873% overlap LemonBergamotMandarinRosePeachVanilla+2 | £110.00Save 88% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 4 | 889% overlap Black CurrantPearIrisJasminePralineVanilla+2 | £90.00Save 92% | Perfect 10 | |||
| 5 | 975% overlap BergamotLemonJasmineGeraniumNeroliRose+3 | £203.00Save 90% | Perfect 10 | |||
| 6 | Roja Dove Elysium Pour Homme 100ml Roja Dove | 975% overlap BergamotGrapefruitLemonJasmineRoseGeranium+3 | £275.00Save 93% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 7 | Fragrance World Amberley Pur Oud 100ml Fragrance World | 880% overlap OreganoBergamotFrankincenseOpoponaxAmberSandalwood+2 | £243.00Save 92% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 8 | Dolce & Gabbana The Only One Eau de Parfum 100ml Dolce & Gabbana | La Rive The Only One 100ml La Rive | 990% overlap VioletBergamotGrapefruitCoffeeIrisRose+3 | £86.00Save 91% | Perfect 10 | |
| 9 | La Rive Madame Isabelle 90ml La Rive | 867% overlap LemonMandarinAldehydesRoseJasmineYlang Ylang+2 | £110.00Save 93% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 10 | Fragrance World Side Effect 100ml Fragrance World | 880% overlap RumCinnamonSaffronVanillaBenzoinTobacco+2 | £248.00Save 92% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 11 | Jean Paul Gaultier Classique Eau de Toilette 100 ml Jean Paul Gaultier | 847% overlap Orange BlossomMandarin OrangeBergamotYlang-YlangTuberoseVanilla+2 | £67.24Save 84% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 12 | Armani Si 100ml Armani | La Rive In Woman 90ml La Rive | 16100% overlap OrangeBergamotBasilGrapefruitGreen NotesMint+10 | £87.89Save 86% | Perfect 10 | |
| 13 | Narciso Rodriguez For Her Fleur Musc Eau de Parfum 100ml Narciso Rodriguez | 16100% overlap OrangeBergamotBasilGrapefruitGreen NotesMint+10 | £120.01Save 92% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 14 | Marc Jacobs Honey Eau de Parfum 100ml Marc Jacobs | 16100% overlap OrangeBergamotBasilGrapefruitGreen NotesMint+10 | £83.01Save 87% | Perfect 10 | ||
| 15 | Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum 70ml Maison Francis Kurkdjian | Ariana Grande Cloud Eau de Parfum 100ml Ariana Grande | 16100% overlap OrangeBergamotBasilGrapefruitGreen NotesMint+10 | £218.16Save 86% | Perfect 10 | |
| 16 | 990% overlap PineappleBergamotGrapefruitJasmineRosePatchouli+3 | £180.00Save 86% | Perfect 10 | |||
| 17 | Penhaligon's Empressa Eau de Parfum 100ml Penhaligon's | La Rive Queen of Life 75ml La Rive | 880% overlap RoseBergamotMandarinJasminePeonyMusk+2 | £166.00Save 95% | Perfect 10 | |
| 18 | 16100% overlap OrangeBergamotBasilGrapefruitGreen NotesMint+10 | £156.00Save 93% | Perfect 10 | |||
| 19 | Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau de Parfum 80ml Carolina Herrera | Fragrance World Classy Chic Girl Eau de Parfum 90ml Fragrance World | 1579% overlap AlmondCoffeeBergamotLemonTuberoseOrange Blossom+9 | £78.87Save 84% | Perfect 10 | |
| 20 | 1067% overlap ApplePineappleLemonJasmineBirchPatchouli+4 | £300.01Save 92% | Perfect 10 |
