Dupe review · The Dua Brand
The Guide
Built to smell like Amouage Guidance.
- Smells like
- Amouage Guidance
- Price
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- Size
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- Per 100ml
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- Original per 100ml
- $395
- Made by
- The Dua Brand
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
The Guide scores 5.4 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing Guidance.
The Dua Brand sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Guidance'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
Amouage Guidance is pear, hazelnut and olibanum at first, osmanthus, rose and saffron at its heart and sandalwood, vanilla and akigalawood at the end. The Dua Brand set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- pear
- hazelnut
- olibanum
Heart
- osmanthus
- rose
- saffron
Base
- sandalwood
- vanilla
- akigalawood
Juicy pear and apricot-toned osmanthus over creamy sandalwood — polished, radiant and modern.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 The Dupe Spot Guidance #470 $36/100ml
- 02 Pearl Fragrance Guidance $38/100ml
- 03 Oud Store Ether $45/100ml
- 04 Nusuk Mahab $54/100ml
- 05 Paris Corner Bayn Al Asrar $65/100ml
- 06 Oil Perfumery Guidance $133/100ml
- 07 Oil Perfumery Amouage Guidance $133/100ml
- 08 HK Perfumes Direction $136/100ml
- 09 Perfume Parlour Harmony Whisper $159/100ml
- 10 Palermo Perfumes Guidance $22.75
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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 The Guide
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What does The Dua Brand The Guide smell like?
It is built to smell like Amouage Guidance — pear, hazelnut and olibanum up top, osmanthus, rose and saffron in the heart, sandalwood, vanilla and akigalawood in the base.
Is The Dua Brand The Guide a dupe of Amouage Guidance?
Yes — The Dua Brand sells it as its version of Amouage Guidance.
Where can I buy The Dua Brand The Guide?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Amouage Guidance is listed on its page.