Lafayette St. vs Bleecker St
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Verdicts
Lafayette St.
A fresh floral woody fragrance built around bergamot, grapefruit, violet leaf, iris, cedar. Scent profile not yet written in our editorial pass — the listed notes are the most reliable summary of the wear character until that's filled in.
Bleecker St
A fresh woody oriental fragrance built around bergamot, grapefruit, pink pepper, iris, cedarwood. Scent profile not yet written in our editorial pass — the listed notes are the most reliable summary of the wear character until that's filled in.
How they overlap
Lafayette St. and Bleecker St share 4 notes (bergamot, grapefruit, iris, musk). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (3 unique to Lafayette St., 3 unique to Bleecker St) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Original-bottle pricing is essentially identical ($275 vs $275), so the buying decision rarely comes down to upfront cost on the originals. Lafayette St. has 1 scored dupe, with the top accuracy at 7/10 from Jo Milano Wildcard ($35–$60). Bleecker St has 2, top accuracy 7/10 from La Ree Fragrances 177A ($25–$45). On the budget side, Bleecker St's top-3 dupes start at $25 versus $35 for the other — the cheaper entry point belongs to Bleecker St.
Recommendation
Both Lafayette St. and Bleecker St have credible top dupes (within one accuracy point of each other). The choice comes down to which scent direction you actually prefer — the descriptions above are the better guide than the scores.