What Is Parfums Vintage Imbue a Dupe Of?

Parfums Vintage Imbue is a clone of Gucci Pour Homme II. The tea-and-spice combination is the useful starting point: black tea and cinnamon sit between a bergamot-and-violet opening and a base with tobacco and woods. It's a different Gucci reference from the greener Nobile style.

The note connection

Imbue lists bergamot and violet leaves at the top, followed by black tea, cinnamon, pimento and myrrh. Tobacco leaf, musk and olive tree sit in the base. Gucci Pour Homme II's saved profile includes much of the same material, although myrrh appears in its base rather than its heart.

We'd focus on how the tea and spices balance each other. A black-tea note doesn't automatically mean an unsweetened cup of tea in fragrance form, especially with cinnamon and tobacco nearby. The surrounding notes are part of the appeal and worth considering before buying on the tea description alone.

How we'd choose

Imbue makes sense to sample if you like tea fragrances with some warmth and spice around them. If the cooler violet-leaf side is what you remember from Gucci Pour Homme II, pay attention to that as well. The note that draws you to a comparison may not be the only one shaping your preference.

There is also an Imbue Intense, which the brand gives more tea and tobacco emphasis. We'd choose between the two by deciding whether we want the broader balance or a stronger focus on those particular notes. An Intense label can describe a direction we'd enjoy, but it doesn't settle the choice for us.

Check the edition

This page covers regular Imbue and Gucci Pour Homme II. Gucci Pour Homme from 2003, the older 1976 fragrance and Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme are separate releases. The Roman numeral II is an essential part of identifying the reference.

Before buying a bottle

Start with a sample if you can, then compare the exact edition and bottle size in the current listings. Explore Parfums Vintage Imbue, Gucci Gucci Pour Homme II for the catalog details and available buying options.

For another direction within the range, take a look at Parfums Vintage Esoteric.