What Is DUA 18 Shades of Bigarade a Dupe Of?

If you are wondering what DUA 18 Shades of Bigarade is a dupe of, the answer is Le Labo Bigarade 18 (Hong Kong Exclusive). This is a clone pairing built around the idea of neroli, lily, citrus and musk. Here are the notes worth comparing before you choose a bottle.

The idea behind the comparison

Neroli, bergamot, lily, musk, ambergris and cedar connect these profiles. The reference also names bigarade, which makes the bitter-orange impression worth checking. We would compare the citrus and floral side together, then see how much the wood and musk change that first impression.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Neroli, Bergamot, Ambergris, Cedar, Musk and Lily. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Le Labo Bigarade 18 (Hong Kong Exclusive) lists Neroli, Bergamot, Bigarade, Lily, Musk, Ambergris and Cedar among its notes. You can see the complete profiles above, with each scent’s own labels and structure. A note list describes the idea; it does not tell you the proportions or guarantee that two fragrances develop the same way.

What would we compare on skin?

Check the neroli beside lily and citrus, then compare the ambergris and cedar. We would look for the bitter-orange impression in a sample rather than assume every citrus label means the same thing.

Which one should you choose?

If neroli, lily, citrus and musk is the idea you want to explore, this pairing is a useful place to start. We’d choose between them after checking the actual bottle size, current offer and return terms, rather than assuming one is automatically the better deal. Try the same number of sprays on separate wrists if you can, and compare them again after the opening has settled.