2 clones found

01LattafaNew York the City of Dreams

New York the City of Dreams

by Lattafa

● Top pickHigh match

~$22–35

02Dua FragrancesCunning Defense

Cunning Defense

by Dua Fragrances

High match

~$29–45

Mind Games French Defense (2023, Extrait de Parfum, nose Christelle Laprade) is a plush cherry-woody-amber scent: succulent black cherry and violet leaves over rose, mimosa and geranium, landing on amber, cedar and blonde woods. Its clone consensus is real but young and driven mainly by TikTok/YouTube and retailer 'inspired-by' listings rather than deep, years-old Reddit threads. The two most reliably cited, independently verifiable alternatives are Lattafa Pride's mass-market 'New York the City of Dreams' (2026), repeatedly tagged as a near-identical cherry dupe, and Dua Fragrances' house-branded 'Cunning Defense', which mirrors the exact note pyramid. Both are cheap, easy to buy, and pairing-confirmed against French Defense; treat this as moderate-confidence given how new the dupes are and that much of the hype is short-form video rather than long-form community discussion.