Dupe review · The Dua Brand
First Love
The Dua Brand made First Love with one brief: Dior Vanilla Diorama.
- Smells like
- Dior Vanilla Diorama
- Price
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- Size
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- Per 100ml
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- Original per 100ml
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- Made by
- The Dua Brand
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Worth a try. That is where First Love lands when you weigh what it costs, what it is made of and how firmly it is matched to Vanilla Diorama.
The Dua Brand sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Vanilla Diorama's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
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
What it is chasing: bergamot and orange up top, vanilla, cocoa and caramel in the middle, vanilla, sandalwood and musk underneath — the shape of Dior Vanilla Diorama.
Top
- bergamot
- orange
Heart
- vanilla
- cocoa
- caramel
Base
- vanilla
- sandalwood
- musk
Vanilla with cocoa and burnt caramel edges, rich but never syrupy.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 Blossom Perfumery 480 $34/100ml
- 02 The Dupe Spot Vanilla Diorama #298 $36/100ml
- 03 Pearl Fragrance Vanilla Diorama $38/100ml
- 04 Dupes.se Zenith Vanilla French Avenue $46/100ml
- 05 Zoha Aroma Vanilla Diorama $108/100ml
- 06 Perfume Parlour Sweet Spice $114/100ml
- 07 Oil Perfumery Vanilla Diorama $127/100ml
More from The Dua Brand
Every The Dua Brand fragrance →-
Parisian Aurasmells like BDK Parfums Gris Charnel $60 -
His Aspirationsmells like Chanel Allure Homme Sport $33 -
Citron Woodsmells like Mancera Cedrat Boisé $33 -
Dua Essence of Watersmells like Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio $33 -
Gracefulsmells like Giorgio Armani Si $33 -
Red Moon Oceansmells like Prada Luna Rossa Ocean $33 -
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 First Love
Rating
—How close to Vanilla Diorama
—Would buy again
—Longevity
Projection
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Start a discussion →Questions
What does The Dua Brand First Love smell like?
It is built to smell like Dior Vanilla Diorama — bergamot and orange up top, vanilla, cocoa and caramel in the heart, vanilla, sandalwood and musk in the base.
Is The Dua Brand First Love a dupe of Dior Vanilla Diorama?
Yes — The Dua Brand sells it as its version of Dior Vanilla Diorama.
Where can I buy The Dua Brand First Love?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Dior Vanilla Diorama is listed on its page.