Dupe review · Montagne Parfums
Rue Lafayette
The Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street profile, from Montagne Parfums.
- Smells like
- Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street
- Price
- $45
- Size
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- Per 100ml
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- Original per 100ml
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- Made by
- Montagne Parfums
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Rue Lafayette scores 7.2 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Lafayette Street.
Montagne Parfums sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Lafayette Street's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $45 it costs 90% less than Lafayette Street.
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
Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street is bergamot, pink pepper and pear at first, rose, jasmine and orris at its heart and sandalwood, musk and amber at the end. Montagne Parfums set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- bergamot
- pink pepper
- pear
Heart
- rose
- jasmine
- orris
Base
- sandalwood
- musk
- amber
Pear and rose over powdered sandalwood, downtown with the volume down.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 8 twins of Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street we can price, Rue Lafayette is number 8 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Pearl Fragrance Lafayette Street $38/100ml
- 02 ALT Fragrances Design District $82/100ml
- 03 HK Perfumes Side Walk $89/100ml
- 04 Perfume Parlour Reade $122/100ml
- 05 Maison Alhambra Luxe Street $29.20
- 06 Bujairami New York $32.50
- 07 Mod Fragrances City Walk $44.99
- 08 Montagne Parfums Rue Lafayette $45
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The community
What people say about Rue Lafayette
Rating
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—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Montagne Parfums Rue Lafayette smell like?
It is built to smell like Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street — bergamot, pink pepper and pear up top, rose, jasmine and orris in the heart, sandalwood, musk and amber in the base.
Is Montagne Parfums Rue Lafayette a dupe of Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street?
Yes — Montagne Parfums sells it as its version of Bond No. 9 Lafayette Street.
Where can I buy Montagne Parfums Rue Lafayette?
It is in stock at $45 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.