Dupe review · The Dua Brand
#Blessed
The Initio Blessed Baraka profile, from The Dua Brand.
- Smells like
- Initio Blessed Baraka
- Price
- $55
- Size
- 34ml
- Per 100ml
- $162
- Original per 100ml
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- Made by
- The Dua Brand
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, #Blessed is a strong bet if you want Blessed Baraka for less.
The Dua Brand sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Blessed Baraka's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $162 per 100ml it costs 83% less than Blessed Baraka — the 4th cheapest of 4 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength The Dua Brand 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 incense and cardamom, turns to Tonka Bean and sandalwood, and settles into vanilla, amber and musk. That is the brief #Blessed is working from.
Top
- incense
- cardamom
Heart
- Tonka Bean
- sandalwood
Base
- vanilla
- amber
- musk
A warm, meditative amber-incense softened by tonka, sandalwood and vanilla.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 4 twins of Initio Blessed Baraka we can price, #Blessed is number 4 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Perfume Parlour Powerful Bliss $89/100ml
- 02 Zoha Aroma Blessed Baraka $108/100ml
- 03 Scentual Obsessions Pure Addiction $133/100ml
- 04 The Dua Brand #Blessed $162/100ml
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Midnight Rendezvoussmells like Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme $33 -
Her Parissmells like Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris $33
The community
What people say about #Blessed
Rating
—How close to Blessed Baraka
—Would buy again
—Longevity
Projection
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Start a discussion →Questions
What does The Dua Brand #Blessed smell like?
It is built to smell like Initio Blessed Baraka — incense and cardamom up top, Tonka Bean and sandalwood in the heart, vanilla, amber and musk in the base.
Is The Dua Brand #Blessed a dupe of Initio Blessed Baraka?
Yes — The Dua Brand sells it as its version of Initio Blessed Baraka.
Where can I buy The Dua Brand #Blessed?
It is in stock at $55 for 34ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.