B-612 vs Ani
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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No community-scored dupes yet for B-612. We're tracking it; dupes get added as community evidence accumulates.
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Verdicts
B-612
A floral fresh woody gourmand fragrance built around aldehydes, bergamot, neroli, 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.
Ani
Opens with a dense, almost edible rush of vanilla and sugar before Turkish rose softens the sweetness into something more complex and worn-skin intimate. Incense arrives in the heart to add smoke and shadow, keeping it from veering fully gourmand, while oud grounds the dry-down with a woody resinous depth that extends the sillage for hours. Projection is bold in the first two hours, then settles into a close, enveloping warmth that lingers without announcing itself — a cold-weather fragrance for anyone who wants something equally sensual and serious.
How they overlap
B-612 and Ani share no notes in common — these two fragrances target very different olfactory territory, and the comparison is a question of which direction you want to go rather than which version of the same accord.
The buying decision
Ani is the cheaper original at $265 compared to $290 for B-612 — about 9% less. Ani has 2 scored dupes; the best is Lattafa Hayaati at 7/10 accuracy. B-612 has no community-scored dupes yet.
Recommendation
If you want the most-accurate dupe in this comparison at the lowest price, Lattafa Hayaati for Ani is the clear pick — accuracy 7/10, $25–$40.