Dupe review · Oil Perfumery
Guidance
Built to smell like Amouage Guidance, for 66% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Amouage Guidance
- Price
- $79.95
- Size
- 60ml
- Per 100ml
- $133
- Original per 100ml
- $395
- Made by
- Oil Perfumery
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Guidance is a reasonable bet if you want Guidance for less.
Oil Perfumery sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Guidance's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $133 per 100ml it costs 66% less than Guidance — the 6th cheapest of 9 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Oil Perfumery 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 pear, hazelnut and olibanum, turns to osmanthus, rose and saffron, and settles into sandalwood, vanilla and akigalawood. That is the brief Guidance is working from.
Top
- pear
- hazelnut
- olibanum
Heart
- osmanthus
- rose
- saffron
Base
- sandalwood
- vanilla
- akigalawood
Juicy pear and apricot-toned osmanthus over creamy sandalwood — polished, radiant and modern.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 12 twins of Amouage Guidance we can price, Guidance is number 6 on price per 100ml.
- 01 The Dupe Spot Guidance #470 $36/100ml
- 02 Pearl Fragrance Guidance $38/100ml
- 03 Oud Store Ether $45/100ml
- 04 Nusuk Mahab $54/100ml
- 05 Paris Corner Bayn Al Asrar $65/100ml
- 06 Oil Perfumery Guidance $133/100ml
- 07 Oil Perfumery Amouage Guidance $133/100ml
- 08 HK Perfumes Direction $136/100ml
- 09 Perfume Parlour Harmony Whisper $159/100ml
- 10 Palermo Perfumes Guidance $22.75
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What does Oil Perfumery Guidance smell like?
It is built to smell like Amouage Guidance — pear, hazelnut and olibanum up top, osmanthus, rose and saffron in the heart, sandalwood, vanilla and akigalawood in the base.
Is Oil Perfumery Guidance a dupe of Amouage Guidance?
Yes — Oil Perfumery sells it as its version of Amouage Guidance.
How much cheaper is Oil Perfumery Guidance than Amouage Guidance?
66% less per 100ml: about $133 per 100ml against $395 for the original.
Where can I buy Oil Perfumery Guidance?
It is in stock at $79.95 for 60ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.