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01Dua FragrancesEssence of Vetiverum

Essence of Vetiverum

by Dua Fragrances

● Top pickModerate match

~$36

Masque Milano (homage to) Hemingway (2018, perfumer Fanny Bal) is a real niche release in the house's Opera Collection: a woody-spicy, vetiver-forward EDP where three vetivers (Haitian, Javanese, plus a proprietary Vetiver Heart LMR) make up roughly 60% of the formula, opened by tart rhubarb and fresh ginger and grounded in cedar, patchouli and leather. It reads as a bright-yet-smoky, dry Caribbean vetiver, frequently likened to Lalique Encre Noire but less sour and more smoke-dry. Being a low-distribution niche vetiver, it has almost no dedicated clone consensus. The one credible targeted dupe is Dua Fragrances' 'Essence of Vetiverum', which openly names Hemingway as its inspiration and mirrors the note pyramid; it is only occasionally discussed and lacks broad independent Reddit/YouTube corroboration, so confidence is moderate. No Arabian-house (Lattafa/Armaf/Al Haramain) or Alexandria Fragrances version targets this fragrance. Encre Noire is a commonly cited alternative but is a 2006 original that predates Hemingway, so it is not a clone.