Dupe review · Alexandria Fragrances
Tropical Aura
The Xerjoff Erba Pura profile, 62% cheaper per 100ml, from Alexandria Fragrances.
- Smells like
- Xerjoff Erba Pura
- Price
- $109.99
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $110
- Original per 100ml
- $290
- Made by
- Alexandria Fragrances
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Tropical Aura scores 6.1 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing Erba Pura.
Alexandria Fragrances sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Erba Pura's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $110 per 100ml it costs 62% less than Erba Pura — the 25th cheapest of 26 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
Xerjoff Erba Pura is sweet orange, bergamot and lemon at first, fruity notes, jasmine and rose at its heart and musk, amber and vanilla at the end. Alexandria Fragrances set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- sweet orange
- bergamot
- lemon
Heart
- fruity notes
- jasmine
- rose
Base
- musk
- amber
- vanilla
For endless summer. Candied orange and sun-warmed fruit spill over white musk and amber — bright, joyful, impossibly easy to wear.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 31 twins of Xerjoff Erba Pura we can price, Tropical Aura is number 25 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Lattafa Bade'e Al Oud (Oud for Glory) $25/100ml
- 02 Kunooz Sarrah EDP Perfume $25/100ml
- 03 Kunooz Sarrah $25/100ml
- 04 Lattafa Abu Dhabi EDP Perfume $30/100ml
- 05 Lattafa Abu Dhabi $30/100ml
- 06 Dupes.se Shaghaf Oud Ahmar Swiss Arabian $30/100ml
- 07 The Essence Vault Erba Pura $32/100ml
- 08 The Essence Vault The Essence Vault $32/100ml
- 09 The Essence Vault Erba Pura $32/100ml
- 10 Palermo Perfumes Erba Pura $33/100ml
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The community
What people say about Tropical Aura
Rating
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—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Alexandria Fragrances Tropical Aura smell like?
It is built to smell like Xerjoff Erba Pura — sweet orange, bergamot and lemon up top, fruity notes, jasmine and rose in the heart, musk, amber and vanilla in the base.
Is Alexandria Fragrances Tropical Aura a dupe of Xerjoff Erba Pura?
Yes — Alexandria Fragrances sells it as its version of Xerjoff Erba Pura.
How much cheaper is Alexandria Fragrances Tropical Aura than Xerjoff Erba Pura?
62% less per 100ml: about $110 per 100ml against $290 for the original.
Where can I buy Alexandria Fragrances Tropical Aura?
It is in stock at $109.99 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.