Dupe review · Maison Alhambra
Philos Pura
Built to smell like Xerjoff Erba Pura.
- Smells like
- Xerjoff Erba Pura
- Price
- $19.99
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $290
- Made by
- Maison Alhambra
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Philos Pura is a strong bet if you want Erba Pura for less.
Maison Alhambra 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 $20 it costs 93% less than Erba Pura.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Maison Alhambra 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
The original opens on sweet orange, bergamot and lemon, turns to fruity notes, jasmine and rose, and settles into musk, amber and vanilla. That is the brief Philos Pura is working from.
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, Philos Pura is number 27 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 Philos Pura
Rating
—How close to Erba Pura
—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Maison Alhambra Philos Pura 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 Maison Alhambra Philos Pura a dupe of Xerjoff Erba Pura?
Yes — Maison Alhambra sells it as its version of Xerjoff Erba Pura.
Where can I buy Maison Alhambra Philos Pura?
It is in stock at $19.99 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.