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01Alexandria FragrancesNo Apologies

No Apologies

by Alexandria Fragrances

● Top pickHigh match

~$29–45

Pardon (Nasomatto, 2011) is a dark, autumnal masculine extrait built on bitter dark chocolate, cinnamon and tonka over an agarwood (oud) and sandalwood base with a faint floral (magnolia) top — often described as smelling like a hollow burning log dusted with cinnamon and oud, warm, boozy and gourmand-woody. Its real weakness is performance: the original is widely reported to fade in around 6 hours with soft projection despite its price. The clone landscape is thin and centers almost entirely on one product: Alexandria Fragrances' No Apologies, which the community repeatedly calls a roughly 80% match — chocolate-forward with a touch more spice and less natural oud than the original, but crucially far stronger (about 12 hours), so many actually prefer wearing it out. Beyond that, forum 'alternatives' (LIDGE, various Bortnikoff/Areej-style chocolate-oud oils) are pricier niche scents rather than true dupes, and the UK oil-decant houses (Perfume Parlour's 'Forgiven 0951', Az Perfumes' 'Nyrithra N01') are inspired-by listings with little independent community vetting. Confidence is moderate because meaningful dupe consensus rests on a single, well-documented clone rather than a broad field.