What Is DUA Tonkalicious a Dupe Of?

If you are wondering what DUA Tonkalicious is a dupe of, the answer is Guerlain Tonka Imperiale. This is a clone pairing built around the idea of tonka, almond, rosemary and resinous woods. Here are the notes worth comparing before you choose a bottle.

The idea behind the comparison

Tonkalicious is the Tonka Impériale pairing. Tonka, almond, rosemary and woody-resinous notes make the connection, although the detailed lists differ. DUA also names vanilla and amber; the original profile names tobacco. Those differences are worth checking rather than smoothing over.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Spices, Tonka Bean, Amber, Bergamot, Rosemary, Vanilla and Olibanum. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Guerlain Tonka Imperiale lists Bitter Almond, Rosemary, Bergamot, Tonka Bean, Tobacco, Jasmine and Incense 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 almond and rosemary with the tonka later. The original uses bitter almond, while DUA’s saved profile uses the broader almond label.

Which one should you choose?

If tonka, almond, rosemary and resinous woods 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.