What Is DUA 45 Reflections Of The Desert a Dupe Of?

If you are wondering what DUA 45 Reflections Of The Desert is a dupe of, the answer is Amouage Reflection 45. This is a clone pairing built around the idea of lavender, neroli, iris, spices and resins. Here are the notes worth comparing before you choose a bottle.

The idea behind the comparison

45 Reflections Of The Desert takes Reflection 45 as its reference. Lavender, neroli, iris, jasmine and woods are joined by spices and resins in these profiles. That fuller note picture is worth exploring alongside the floral side of the comparison.

The reference is Amouage Reflection 45, rather than the original Reflection Man.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include juniper berry, Frankincense, Pink Pepper, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Clary Sage and Patchouli. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Amouage Reflection 45 lists Lavender, Benzoin, Juniper Berries, Pink Pepper, Clary Sage, Cardamom and Iris 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?

We’d compare the aromatic opening with the flowers, then the resins and sandalwood. DUA names orris where the original profile uses iris.

Which one should you choose?

If lavender, neroli, iris, spices and resins 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.