What Is DUA The Monarch a Dupe Of?

If you are wondering what DUA The Monarch is a dupe of, the answer is Roja Parfums Oligarch. This is a clone pairing built around the idea of citrus, fruit, moss and leather. Here are the notes worth comparing before you choose a bottle.

The idea behind the comparison

The Monarch follows Oligarch through a broad profile of citrus, fruit, aromatic notes, moss and leather. Apple, coconut and cassis sit alongside lavender, thyme and woods. We’d approach this as a layered fruity-woody comparison, rather than focusing on just one headline note.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Juniper, Coconut, Orange Blossom, Tonka Bean, Ambergris, Birch Tar and Lavender. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Roja Parfums Oligarch lists Lemon, Bergamot, Lime, Lavender, Thyme, Apple and Black Currant 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 fruit and citrus first, then the moss and leather. The two long lists use some different labels, including cassis and black currant.

Which one should you choose?

If citrus, fruit, moss and leather is the idea you want to explore, this pairing is a useful place to start. We’d choose between them 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.