Dupe review · Oil Perfumery
Paragon
Built to smell like Initio Paragon, for 69% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Initio Paragon
- Price
- $89.99
- Size
- 60ml
- Per 100ml
- $150
- Original per 100ml
- $478
- Made by
- Oil Perfumery
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Paragon is a reasonable bet if you want Paragon for less.
Oil Perfumery sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Paragon's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $150 per 100ml it costs 69% less than Paragon — the 8th cheapest of 8 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 lavender, sage and bergamot, turns to plum, palo santo and black pepper, and settles into sandalwood and agarwood (oud). That is the brief Paragon is working from.
Top
- lavender
- sage
- bergamot
Heart
- plum
- palo santo
- black pepper
Base
- sandalwood
- agarwood (oud)
For the one who wants a meditative woody-spicy signature, smoky palo santo and plum wrapped around sandalwood and oud for a calm, magnetic aura.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 9 twins of Initio Paragon we can price, Paragon is number 8 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Lattafa Vintage Radio $38/100ml
- 02 Lattafa Vintage Radio $40/100ml
- 03 Lattafa Al Nashama $40/100ml
- 04 Oud Arabian Bujairami Magna $51/100ml
- 05 Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold Edition $77/100ml
- 06 HK Perfumes Baller $89/100ml
- 07 Scentual Obsessions Model Citizen $133/100ml
- 08 Oil Perfumery Paragon $150/100ml
- 09 Palermo Perfumes Paragon $22.75
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What does Oil Perfumery Paragon smell like?
It is built to smell like Initio Paragon — lavender, sage and bergamot up top, plum, palo santo and black pepper in the heart, sandalwood and agarwood (oud) in the base.
Is Oil Perfumery Paragon a dupe of Initio Paragon?
Yes — Oil Perfumery sells it as its version of Initio Paragon.
How much cheaper is Oil Perfumery Paragon than Initio Paragon?
69% less per 100ml: about $150 per 100ml against $478 for the original.
Where can I buy Oil Perfumery Paragon?
It is in stock at $89.99 for 60ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.