Dupe review · Noted Aromas
Durban
The Carolina Herrera Bad Boy profile, 75% cheaper per 100ml, from Noted Aromas.
- Smells like
- Carolina Herrera Bad Boy
- Price
- $32.99
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $33
- Original per 100ml
- $131
- Made by
- Noted Aromas
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Durban is a reasonable bet if you want Bad Boy for less.
Noted Aromas sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Bad Boy's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $33 per 100ml it costs 75% less than Bad Boy — the 5th cheapest of 10 twins we can price.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Noted Aromas 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 white pepper, bergamot and pink pepper, turns to cedarwood and clary sage, and settles into Tonka Bean and cacao. That is the brief Durban is working from.
Top
- white pepper
- bergamot
- pink pepper
Heart
- cedarwood
- clary sage
Base
- Tonka Bean
- cacao
For the one who likes a peppery, cocoa-dusted edge, opening spicy and bright before drying into a creamy, addictive tonka-and-cacao trail.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 12 twins of Carolina Herrera Bad Boy we can price, Durban is number 5 on price per 100ml.
- 01 The Essence Vault Bad Boy $32/100ml
- 02 The Essence Vault The Essence Vault $32/100ml
- 03 The Essence Vault Bad Boy $32/100ml
- 04 Palermo Perfumes Bad Boy $33/100ml
- 05 Noted Aromas Durban $33/100ml
- 06 Blossom Perfumery 417 $34/100ml
- 07 Lattafa Asad $45/100ml
- 08 Khadlaj Shiyaaka Shadow $45/100ml
- 09 AromaPassions Mischief $69/100ml
- 10 Scentual Obsessions Delinquent $80/100ml
More from Noted Aromas
Every Noted Aromas fragrance →-
Delphismells like Burberry Goddess $32.99 - A Annecysmells like By Kilian Angels' Share $32.99
- V Venicesmells like By Kilian Love, Don't Be Shy $32.99
- T Tortugasmells like By Kilian Black Phantom $32.99
- M Mombasasmells like Byredo Bal d'Afrique $32.99
- S Sofiasmells like Byredo Gypsy Water $32.99
- L Lenssmells like Byredo Rose of No Man's Land $32.99
- M Mojavesmells like Byredo Mojave Ghost $32.99
The community
What people say about Durban
Rating
—How close to Bad Boy
—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Noted Aromas Durban smell like?
It is built to smell like Carolina Herrera Bad Boy — white pepper, bergamot and pink pepper up top, cedarwood and clary sage in the heart, Tonka Bean and cacao in the base.
Is Noted Aromas Durban a dupe of Carolina Herrera Bad Boy?
Yes — Noted Aromas sells it as its version of Carolina Herrera Bad Boy.
How much cheaper is Noted Aromas Durban than Carolina Herrera Bad Boy?
75% less per 100ml: about $33 per 100ml against $131 for the original.
Where can I buy Noted Aromas Durban?
It is in stock at $32.99 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.