What Is DUA The Live Blues a Dupe Of?

DUA The Live Blues is a clone of Yves Saint Laurent Live Jazz. The notes point toward mint, citrus and rhubarb. Here’s what connects them and what we’d check before buying.

What connects the two?

Mint, grapefruit and lemon connect the fresh side of this pairing. Rhubarb, coriander and nutmeg add more specific details, while cedar, amber and vanilla give you a warmer set of notes to compare later.

How do their notes compare?

DUA The Live Blues lists Grapefruit, Coriander, Vanilla, Rhubarb, Nutmeg and Cedar among its notes. Yves Saint Laurent Live Jazz lists Mint, Grapefruit, Lemon, Coriander, Rhuburb and Amber 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?

Notice the rhubarb and herbs alongside the citrus. If you want an easy fresh scent, check that you enjoy the warmer part just as much.

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 The Live Blues if you want to try this scent idea in DUA’s interpretation. Choose Yves Saint Laurent Live Jazz 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.