Dupe review · Alexandria Fragrances
California Blues
Built to smell like Maison Margiela Jazz Club, for 53% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Maison Margiela Jazz Club
- Price
- $79.99
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $80
- Original per 100ml
- $170
- Made by
- Alexandria Fragrances
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
California Blues scores 5.7 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing Jazz Club.
Alexandria Fragrances sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Jazz Club's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $80 per 100ml it costs 53% less than Jazz Club — the 8th cheapest of 13 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Alexandria Fragrances publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Maison Margiela Jazz Club is pink pepper, neroli and lemon at first, rum, clary sage and vetiver at its heart and tobacco leaf, vanilla and styrax at the end. Alexandria Fragrances set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- pink pepper
- neroli
- lemon
Heart
- rum
- clary sage
- vetiver
Base
- tobacco leaf
- vanilla
- styrax
For the last pour. Rum and pink pepper melt into tobacco and vanilla — boozy, warm, quietly cool.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 18 twins of Maison Margiela Jazz Club we can price, California Blues is number 8 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Noted Aromas New Orleans $33/100ml
- 02 The Dupe Spot Jazz Club #248 $36/100ml
- 03 Fragrance World Olfactory Music Fest $38/100ml
- 04 Pearl Fragrance Jazz Club $38/100ml
- 05 Oakcha Speakeasy $66/100ml
- 06 ALT Fragrances Saxophone $75/100ml
- 07 Chez Pierre Smooth Jazz $78/100ml
- 08 Alexandria Fragrances California Blues $80/100ml
- 09 Perfume Parlour Genre Meeting For Men 1893 $89/100ml
- 10 Zoha Aroma Jazz Club $108/100ml
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The community
What people say about California Blues
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What does Alexandria Fragrances California Blues smell like?
It is built to smell like Maison Margiela Jazz Club — pink pepper, neroli and lemon up top, rum, clary sage and vetiver in the heart, tobacco leaf, vanilla and styrax in the base.
Is Alexandria Fragrances California Blues a dupe of Maison Margiela Jazz Club?
Yes — Alexandria Fragrances sells it as its version of Maison Margiela Jazz Club.
How much cheaper is Alexandria Fragrances California Blues than Maison Margiela Jazz Club?
53% less per 100ml: about $80 per 100ml against $170 for the original.
Where can I buy Alexandria Fragrances California Blues?
It is in stock at $79.99 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.