What Is DUA Vintage Vanille a Dupe Of?

The original behind DUA Vintage Vanille is Byredo Vanille Antique. It is DUA’s clone of that scent, with plum, white woods, amber and vanilla 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

Vintage Vanille takes Vanille Antique as its reference. Plum, white woods, labdanum, musk, amber and vanilla connect the two profiles. We’d look at the fruit and resin notes around the vanilla, rather than approaching this as a straightforward bakery scent.

Vintage is part of DUA’s name; the reference is Byredo Vanille Antique.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include White Wood, Labdanum, Vanilla, Amber, Musk and Plum. That gives you a few specific notes to look for in a sample.

Byredo Vanille Antique lists Musk, Plum, White Wood, Labdanum, Vanilla and Amber 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 plum and labdanum against the vanilla. Both lists contain the same core notes, but that does not establish equal proportions.

Which one should you choose?

For a purchase, think about what you want from this pairing: DUA’s take on plum, white woods, amber and vanilla, or the original fragrance itself. Then compare the actual bottle sizes and current retailer terms. We’d 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.