What Is DUA Flawless Roses a Dupe Of?

DUA Flawless Roses is a clone of Lancôme Parfait de Rôses. The notes point toward rose, liquor and sweet resins. Here’s what connects them and what we’d check before buying.

What connects the two?

Parfait de Rôses is the reference. Rose and liquor give us a distinctive connection, with vanilla, benzoin and tonka making the sweeter side worth comparing closely.

How do their notes compare?

DUA Flawless Roses lists Pink Pepper, Aldehydes, Grasse Rose, Liquor, Vanilla and Benzoin among its notes. Lancôme Parfait de Rôses lists Pink Pepper, Aldehydes, Rose, Grasse Rose, Liquor and Vanilla among its own notes.

A shared note is a starting point, rather than a promise that both scents will develop the same way. The amount of sweetness, the texture of the woods and the way the notes blend can matter as much as the names on the list.

What would we look for in a sample?

We’d check whether the rose stays central as the boozy and resinous notes become easier to notice.

Try the same number of sprays on separate wrists if you can. Compare them again after the opening settles, and check how noticeable each one feels at a normal wearing distance. Let your own skin and usual setting have a say.

Which bottle makes more sense?

We’d start with DUA Flawless Roses if you want to try this scent idea in DUA’s interpretation. Choose Lancôme Parfait de Rôses if that exact original is what you want. Before ordering, compare bottle sizes, the delivered price and the retailer’s return terms. A smaller bottle or sample can be the better first step when one particular note is the reason you are interested.