Field Notes
Guides, essays, and picks from the collectors splitting bottles on Fraghead. Written for buyers and sellers of niche decants.
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Best Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Dupes: What Actually Comes Close
The best Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male dupes ranked with EUR prices - which alternatives capture the lavender-mint-vanilla masculine DNA, and which miss what makes it specific.
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Best Paco Rabanne Invictus Dupes: Alternatives to the Grapefruit-Ambergris Sporty Masculine
Honest ranking of the best Paco Rabanne Invictus dupes - which alternatives get the aquatic-woody-ambergris DNA right, and which just share the sporty category.
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Best Carolina Herrera Good Girl Dupes: Alternatives to the Dark Floral Gourmand
Honest ranking of the best Carolina Herrera Good Girl dupes - alternatives that capture the jasmine-cocoa contrast, and what most cheap versions miss.
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Best Giorgio Armani Si Dupes: What Actually Smells Close
The best Giorgio Armani Si dupes ranked with EUR prices - which alternatives match the blackcurrant-rose-vanilla DNA, and which are just generic sweet feminines.
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Best Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Dupes: Alternatives to the Sweet Floral Bomb
Honest ranking of the best Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb dupes - which alternatives genuinely replicate the patchouli-jasmine-rose sweetness, and which just share the genre.
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Best D&G Light Blue Dupes: What Actually Smells Close
The best D&G Light Blue dupes ranked honestly - which options genuinely capture the citrus-fresh Mediterranean character, and which share only the genre.
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Best Dior Sauvage Dupes: What Actually Smells Close (And What Doesn't)
An honest breakdown of the best Dior Sauvage dupes - which alternatives genuinely capture the ambroxan-driven DNA, and which just share the genre.
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Best Dior J'adore Dupes: What Actually Smells Close
The best Dior J'adore dupes ranked with EUR prices - which alternatives capture the ylang-rose-jasmine floral DNA, and which are just generic feminine florals.
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Best Creed Aventus Dupes: What Actually Captures the DNA (And What Doesn't)
An honest ranking of the best Creed Aventus dupes - from the universally cited Armaf CDNIM to cheaper alternatives that get closer than you'd expect.
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Best Coco Mademoiselle Dupes: Alternatives That Capture the Rose-Patchouli Formula
The best Coco Mademoiselle dupes ranked honestly - alternatives that genuinely capture the bergamot-rose-patchouli arc, not just the fresh floral oriental category.
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Best Chanel No. 5 Dupes: What Actually Captures the Aldehyde-Rose Formula
Honest ranking of the best Chanel No. 5 dupes - alternatives that genuinely capture the aldehyde-powdery-rose DNA, not just the powdery floral category.
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Best Chanel Chance Dupes: Alternatives to the Fresh Floral Chypre
Honest ranking of the best Chanel Chance dupes - alternatives that capture the pink pepper-patchouli freshness, and what most budget versions get wrong.
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