What Is DUA Black Widow a Dupe Of?

If you are wondering what DUA Black Widow is a dupe of, the answer is Kilian Black Phantom. This is a clone pairing built around the idea of rum, coffee and a dark gourmand base. We would start there, then look at the individual notes before deciding which bottle makes sense for you.

The idea behind the comparison

Black Widow is the Black Phantom pairing, with rum, coffee, caramel and sandalwood connecting the two. DUA also lists dark chocolate and almond. Those details make this a more specific gourmand comparison than simply looking for a fragrance with vanilla or sweetness.

The reference is Black Phantom Memento Mori.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Rum, Dark Chocolate, Heliotrope, Caramel, Sandalwood, Vetiver and Almond. Those are useful points to look for when trying the DUA scent.

Kilian Black Phantom lists Rum, Caramel, Coffee, Vetiver, Cyanide Accord, Sugar Cane and Sandalwood among its notes. The full profiles above show the rest, keeping 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 would compare coffee bitterness against the sweeter rum-and-caramel side. The original lists a cyanide accord; that is a fragrance-note label, not a statement about the ingredient formula.

Which one should you choose?

If rum, coffee and a dark gourmand base is the idea you want to explore, this pairing is a useful place to start. We would choose between the two 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.