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01Hanae MoriHanae Mori Eau de Parfum (Butterfly)

Hanae Mori Eau de Parfum (Butterfly)

by Hanae Mori

● Top pickModerate match

~$40–75

Ylang In Gold Edition Speciale is a real 2022 M. Micallef release (Fragrantica #72925). Multiple community sources confirm it is the SAME juice as the original 2012 Ylang in Gold, only in different (gold Swarovski-style) packaging — so the years of clone/dupe discussion around 'Ylang in Gold' apply directly. The scent is a sweet, creamy, tropical oriental floral: buttery vanilla and custard, solar ylang-ylang, coconut, sandalwood and a light citrus lift. The single most repeatedly-cited near-match across Fragrantica boards, Basenotes, Parfumo and reviewer videos is Hanae Mori's original 'Butterfly' Eau de Parfum — described consistently as 'essentially the same thing' but softer/more subdued, i.e. a pocket-friendlier version of the same accord (Ylang in Gold reads as a deeper, spicier, more lush Hanae Mori). Chopard Casmir is mentioned occasionally as an adjacent creamy oriental-vanilla, but it leans sweeter/peachier and more vintage and draws polarizing reactions, so it is a weaker, secondary match. Cheap oil 'dupes' (e.g. Universal) appear only as isolated single mentions and are excluded. Note that both listed alternatives are designer fragrances rather than budget clone-house SKUs — no dedicated clone-house dupe has meaningful consensus for this scent.