Dupe review · Perfume Parlour
Excellence
Built to smell like Initio Paragon.
- Smells like
- Initio Paragon
- Price
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- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $478
- Made by
- Perfume Parlour
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Excellence scores 5.2 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing Paragon.
Perfume Parlour 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.
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 Perfume Parlour 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
Initio Paragon is lavender, sage and bergamot at first, plum, palo santo and black pepper at its heart and sandalwood and agarwood (oud) at the end. Perfume Parlour set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
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.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 Nylaa Oud Al Farah $27/100ml
- 02 Lattafa Vintage Radio $38/100ml
- 03 Lattafa Vintage Radio $38/100ml
- 04 Lattafa Al Nashama $40/100ml
- 05 Oud Arabian Bujairami Magna $51/100ml
- 06 Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold Edition $77/100ml
- 07 HK Perfumes Baller $89/100ml
- 08 Scentual Obsessions Model Citizen $133/100ml
- 09 Oil Perfumery Paragon $150/100ml
- 10 Palermo Perfumes Paragon $22.75
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The community
What people say about Excellence
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—Would buy again
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What does Perfume Parlour Excellence 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 Perfume Parlour Excellence a dupe of Initio Paragon?
Yes — Perfume Parlour sells it as its version of Initio Paragon.
Where can I buy Perfume Parlour Excellence?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Initio Paragon is listed on its page.