Bond No 9 Greenwich Village Dupes

#1Jo Milano Paris Game of Spades Win

Shares with the original: Lychee, Cassis, Water Lily, Peony, Jasmine, Ambroxan, Praline, Musk, Vanilla, Oakmoss

Ten of Greenwich Village's eleven notes, including the whole heart and the entire base — water lily, peony, jasmine, ambroxan, praline, musk, vanilla and oakmoss, in the same order. It drops only the peach and tangerine from the opening and puts mandarin in their place. An owner is unequivocal: a completely accurate clone of Greenwich Village that lasts longer and projects better than the original. Another, who has four fragrances from this line, says the house has nailed the Bond DNA in particular and that they outlast the originals. That last point matters more than it sounds, because Greenwich Village is a 470-dollar bottle whose own reviewers describe seven to eight hours; a clone at an eighth of the price that beats it on longevity is a real argument. A warning that applies to the whole Game of Spades line, not just this bottle: a buyer of the nine-piece sample set from a reputable retailer reports that the scents did not match the notes printed on the box or listed on Fragrantica, that several were headache-inducing, that one had no scent at all, and that Jo Milano never replied when asked whether the set was genuine. Full bottles draw far better reports than that, so this may be a problem specific to the sample sets or to one bad batch — but buy from a seller who takes returns.

Sources: Fragrantica owner reviews including a direct clone claim · second owner comparing four fragrances from the line · pyramids from Fragrantica