What Is DUA Imperialé Pastèque a Dupe Of?

The original behind DUA Imperialé Pastèque is Creed Millésime Impérial. It is DUA’s clone of that scent, with watermelon-style fruit and citrus 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

Imperialé Pastèque points to Millésime Impérial, with watermelon and citrus named in DUA’s catalog. The Creed profile names fruity notes, sea salt, iris and marine notes. Those lists describe different levels of detail, so the watermelon label alone is not a similarity measurement.

The reference is Creed Millésime Impérial.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Watermelon, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot and Lemon. Those are useful points to look for when trying the DUA scent.

Creed Millésime Impérial lists Sea Salt, Fruity Notes, Sicilian Lemon, Bergamot, Iris, Mandarin Orange and Sea Notes 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 the fruit against the salty, marine side of the reference. That contrast is more revealing than judging either scent only as a citrus fragrance.

Which one should you choose?

For a purchase, think about what you want from this pairing: DUA’s take on watermelon-style fruit and citrus, or the original fragrance itself. Then compare the actual bottle sizes and current retailer terms. We would 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.