Dupe review · Montagne Parfums
Ambre Vanille
Ambre Vanille is Montagne Parfums's answer to Parfums de Marly Althaïr.
- Smells like
- Parfums de Marly Althaïr
- Price
- $45
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $387
- Made by
- Montagne Parfums
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Ambre Vanille scores 7.5 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Althaïr.
Montagne Parfums sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Althaïr's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $45 it costs 84% less than Althaïr.
The match is claimed by more than one source, which is as firm as a pairing gets.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Montagne Parfums 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
Parfums de Marly Althaïr is cinnamon, orange blossom and cardamom at first, bourbon vanilla and elemi at its heart and praline, musk and Ambroxan at the end. Montagne Parfums set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- cinnamon
- orange blossom
- cardamom
Heart
- bourbon vanilla
- elemi
Base
- praline
- musk
- Ambroxan
Cinnamon and cardamom over bourbon vanilla, landing on praline and candied almond — a warm gourmand built for cold weather.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 29 twins of Parfums de Marly Althaïr we can price, Ambre Vanille is number 27 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Kunooz Qissah EDP Perfume $25/100ml
- 02 Kunooz Qissah $25/100ml
- 03 Dupes.se Liquid Brun $26/100ml
- 04 Ard Al Zaafaran Al Dirgham Special Edition $30/100ml
- 05 Palermo Perfumes Althaïr $33/100ml
- 06 The Dupe Spot Althair #317 $36/100ml
- 07 Dupes.se Liquid Brun French Avenue $37/100ml
- 08 Lattafa Ghazala Of Arabia EDP Perfume $40/100ml
- 09 Lattafa Ghazala Of Arabia $40/100ml
- 10 Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes $40/100ml
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The community
What people say about Ambre Vanille
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—Would buy again
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What does Montagne Parfums Ambre Vanille smell like?
It is built to smell like Parfums de Marly Althaïr — cinnamon, orange blossom and cardamom up top, bourbon vanilla and elemi in the heart, praline, musk and Ambroxan in the base.
Is Montagne Parfums Ambre Vanille a dupe of Parfums de Marly Althaïr?
Yes — Montagne Parfums sells it as its version of Parfums de Marly Althaïr.
Where can I buy Montagne Parfums Ambre Vanille?
It is in stock at $45 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.