What Is DUA #By Accident a Dupe Of?

The original behind DUA #By Accident is Yves Saint Laurent Caban. It is DUA’s clone of that scent, with pepper, osmanthus, tonka and sandalwood as the useful starting point for a comparison. Here is what connects the two and what we would pay attention to when choosing between them.

What connects the two

#By Accident follows Caban through pepper, elemi, osmanthus, frankincense or olibanum, tonka and sandalwood. DUA’s list also names caramel and praline, while the original profile includes patchouli. The spicy, floral and sweet parts all deserve a place in the comparison.

The original is Yves Saint Laurent Caban, rather than Tuxedo.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Vanilla Absolute, Black Pepper, Frankincense, Pink Pepper, Elemi resin, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Yves Saint Laurent Caban lists elemi, Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, Olibanum, Osmanthus, Tonka Bean and Sandalwood 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 pepper and osmanthus with the tonka and sandalwood. The extra sweet-note labels in DUA’s list do not tell us their proportions.

Which one should you choose?

For a purchase, think about what you want from this pairing: DUA’s take on pepper, osmanthus, tonka and sandalwood, or the original fragrance itself. Then compare the actual bottle sizes and current retailer terms. We’d give a sample time to develop before committing to a larger bottle, especially if the balance between the fresher and sweeter notes is what matters to you.