4 clones found

01Dua Fragrances (The Dua Brand)Greatness

Greatness

by Dua Fragrances (The Dua Brand)

● Top pickHigh match

~$33

02Guess1981 Los Angeles Men

1981 Los Angeles Men

by Guess

Moderate match

~$22–30

03English LaundryOxford Bleu

Oxford Bleu

by English Laundry

Moderate match

~$63–82

04Lattafa (Lattafa Pride)Blue Sapphire

Blue Sapphire

by Lattafa (Lattafa Pride)

Low match

~$25–30

Versace Eros (2012 EDT) is one of the most-cloned masculine releases of the last decade, and its mint/green-apple-lemon top, tonka-ambroxan heart, and vanilla-cedar-vetiver-oakmoss base is instantly recognizable, which means dozens of 'dupe' claims circulate online but relatively few hold up cleanly on skin. Direct reddit access was blocked during this research, so findings lean on Basenotes/Fragrantica community threads, independent fragrance-blog comparisons (fragrancereview.com, besuitedaroma, tonkava), and official clone-house product pages, cross-checked against each other for convergence. Dua Fragrances' 'Greatness' is the most explicit, note-accurate clone-house recreation (marketed specifically as a copy of the vintage 2012 Eros formula). Guess 1981 Los Angeles Men is the designer alternative most consistently and specifically compared to Eros across independent sources, capturing the mid/dry-down well but softening the sharp mint-apple opening and needing more sprays to match Eros's projection. English Laundry Oxford Bleu is also frequently cited as an Eros 'clone' but community sentiment is split — decent scent similarity, weaker performance. Lattafa Pride Blue Sapphire is a genuine budget clone-house entry but reviewers consistently note it drops Eros's signature ambroxan boom and candied-apple sweetness, making it a looser, quieter match. One widely-repeated online claim (Armaf 'All You Need Is Desire' as an Eros clone) was investigated and rejected here: its actual note pyramid (citrus/bergamot-lavender-sage-sandalwood/cedar) does not match Eros and appears to be a propagated SEO error rather than genuine community consensus, so it was excluded despite showing up in several search results.