2 clones found
Avignon (Comme des Garcons, Series 3: Incense, 2002, Bertrand Duchaufour) is the Catholic-church entry of the Incense series: a frankincense/myrrh/olibanum cathedral-smoke accord over cistus, elemi, dry vanilla and Roman chamomile. The dominant community consensus is that Avignon is ITSELF the budget benchmark for cold church incense -- at roughly $80/50ml it is repeatedly called the best value in niche incense, so there are essentially NO cheaper clone-house dupes (no established Alexandria Fragrances, Dua, Armaf, or Al Haramain tribute exists for it). The genuine 'smells-alike' repeatedly named by the community is Montale Full Incense, described across Basenotes/Fragrantica threads as smelling a lot like Avignon (a shade darker and more linear) with markedly better performance -- but it is a niche fragrance at comparable-or-higher cost, not a cheap dupe. Secondary same-genre alternatives (Robert Piguet Casbah, Heeley Cardinal, Tauer Incense Extreme, Jovoy La Liturgie des Heures, and the sibling CdG Zagorsk) are frequently discussed but are mostly pricier and further from Avignon's exact profile. This record reflects true smell-alikes rather than budget clones, which largely do not exist.
Questions
- What is the cheapest dupe for Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon?
- Montale Full Incense is the cheapest community-vetted dupe of Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon, typically around $70–135.
- What is the closest clone to Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon?
- Montale Full Incense is the community's top pick.
- How many dupes of Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon are there?
- 2 community-vetted dupes of Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon: Montale Full Incense, Robert Piguet Casbah.
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