Dupe review · Paris Corner
Bayn Al Asrar
Paris Corner made Bayn Al Asrar with one brief: Amouage Guidance — and it costs 84% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Amouage Guidance
- Price
- $51.94
- Size
- 80ml
- Per 100ml
- $65
- Original per 100ml
- $395
- Made by
- Paris Corner
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Bayn Al Asrar scores 6.9 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Guidance.
Paris Corner 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 $65 per 100ml it costs 84% less than Guidance — the 5th cheapest of 9 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Paris Corner 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
Amouage Guidance is pear, hazelnut and olibanum at first, osmanthus, rose and saffron at its heart and sandalwood, vanilla and akigalawood at the end. Paris Corner set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
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, Bayn Al Asrar is number 5 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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Sunrise Killer Oudsmells like Amouage Sunshine Man $129.35 -
Double Blacksmells like By Kilian Back to Black $23.99
The community
What people say about Bayn Al Asrar
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—Would buy again
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What does Paris Corner Bayn Al Asrar 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 Paris Corner Bayn Al Asrar a dupe of Amouage Guidance?
Yes — Paris Corner sells it as its version of Amouage Guidance.
How much cheaper is Paris Corner Bayn Al Asrar than Amouage Guidance?
84% less per 100ml: about $65 per 100ml against $395 for the original.
Where can I buy Paris Corner Bayn Al Asrar?
It is in stock at $51.94 for 80ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.