Dupe review · Perfume Parlour
French Antique
Built to smell like Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme.
- Smells like
- Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme
- Price
- $146.05
- Size
- 120ml
- Per 100ml
- $122
- Original per 100ml
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- Made by
- Perfume Parlour
A long shot
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
French Antique scores 4.4 out of 10 on paper — a long shot territory for anyone chasing L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme.
Perfume Parlour sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
Strength: extrait, among the most concentrated formats a dupe comes in.
It is $122 per 100ml.
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
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme is star anise, citruses and elemi at first, tea, jasmine and neroli at its heart and cacao, patchouli and sandalwood at the end. Perfume Parlour set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- star anise
- citruses
- elemi
Heart
- tea
- jasmine
- neroli
Base
- cacao
- patchouli
- sandalwood
Star anise and tea drifting into dry cacao and patchouli; understated, adult, quietly magnetic.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 2 twins of Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme we can price, French Antique is number 2 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Perfume Parlour French Antique For Men $122/100ml
- 02 Perfume Parlour French Antique $122/100ml
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The community
What people say about French Antique
Rating
—How close to L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme
—Would buy again
—Longevity
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What does Perfume Parlour French Antique smell like?
It is built to smell like Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme — star anise, citruses and elemi up top, tea, jasmine and neroli in the heart, cacao, patchouli and sandalwood in the base.
Is Perfume Parlour French Antique a dupe of Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme?
Yes — Perfume Parlour sells it as its version of Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme.
Where can I buy Perfume Parlour French Antique?
It is in stock at $146.05 for 120ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.