Dupe review · Oil Perfumery
Valaya
Built to smell like Parfums de Marly Valaya.
- Smells like
- Parfums de Marly Valaya
- Price
- $74.99
- Size
- 60ml
- Per 100ml
- $125
- Original per 100ml
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- Made by
- Oil Perfumery
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Valaya is a strong bet if you want Valaya for less.
Oil Perfumery sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Valaya's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $125 per 100ml it costs 76% less than Valaya — the 8th 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 pink pepper, bergamot and aldehydes, turns to pear, jasmine and ylang-ylang, and settles into white musk, sandalwood and vanilla. That is the brief Valaya is working from.
Top
- pink pepper
- bergamot
- aldehydes
Heart
- pear
- jasmine
- ylang-ylang
Base
- white musk
- sandalwood
- vanilla
A luminous soapy-clean floral musk with pear and jasmine, effortlessly fresh and elegant.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 11 twins of Parfums de Marly Valaya we can price, Valaya is number 8 on price per 100ml.
- 01 The Essence Vault Valaya $32/100ml
- 02 The Essence Vault The Essence Vault $32/100ml
- 03 The Essence Vault Valaya $32/100ml
- 04 Bujairami Rising Sun $33/100ml
- 05 HK Perfumes Fleur De $89/100ml
- 06 The Clone Vallure No. 27 $90/100ml
- 07 Oakcha Esker $92/100ml
- 08 Oil Perfumery Valaya $125/100ml
- 09 Scentual Obsessions Soft Elegance $133/100ml
- 10 Maison Alhambra Delilah Blanc $29.99
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What does Oil Perfumery Valaya smell like?
It is built to smell like Parfums de Marly Valaya — pink pepper, bergamot and aldehydes up top, pear, jasmine and ylang-ylang in the heart, white musk, sandalwood and vanilla in the base.
Is Oil Perfumery Valaya a dupe of Parfums de Marly Valaya?
Yes — Oil Perfumery sells it as its version of Parfums de Marly Valaya.
Where can I buy Oil Perfumery Valaya?
It is in stock at $74.99 for 60ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.