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Dupe review · The Dua Brand

Energy Flow

Energy Flow is The Dua Brand's answer to Initio Paragon.

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Initio Paragon
OriginalParagon$478/100ml
The Dua Brand Energy Flow
This dupeEnergy FlowThe Dua Brand
Smells like
Initio Paragon
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Original per 100ml
$478
Made by
The Dua Brand
5.4/ 10

Worth a try

FragDNA score · on paper

The review

Energy Flow scores 5.4 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing Paragon.

The Dua Brand 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.

Evidence7.0

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

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. The Dua Brand 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.

How it ranks against the other twins

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  3. 03 Lattafa Al Nashama $40/100ml
  4. 04 Oud Arabian Bujairami Magna $51/100ml
  5. 05 Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold Edition $77/100ml
  6. 06 HK Perfumes Baller $89/100ml
  7. 07 Scentual Obsessions Model Citizen $133/100ml
  8. 08 Oil Perfumery Paragon $150/100ml
  9. 09 Palermo Perfumes Paragon $22.75

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The community

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    Questions

    What does The Dua Brand Energy Flow 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 The Dua Brand Energy Flow a dupe of Initio Paragon?

    Yes — The Dua Brand sells it as its version of Initio Paragon.

    Where can I buy The Dua Brand Energy Flow?

    We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Initio Paragon is listed on its page.

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