Altair vs Delina
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Verdicts
Altair
A floral woody gourmand oriental fragrance built around bergamot, iris, oud, sandalwood, amber. 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.
Delina
Opens with a sharp, slightly sour rhubarb and bergamot that keeps the lychee from reading as candy — tart and bright rather than sweet. The heart is unmistakably rose, but the lychee wraps around it in a way that feels watery and cool rather than fruity-heavy. Dry-down softens into vanilla-warmed white musk with real staying power; sillage is moderate and close-wearing rather than a room-filler. Nothing challenging or complex here — it's polished, pretty, and effortlessly wearable. — Spring and early fall, office to dinner, women who want a crowd-pleasing floral without smelling generic.
How they overlap
Altair and Delina share exactly one note (bergamot). The overlap is real but narrow — most of the wear experience will diverge.
The buying decision
Altair is the cheaper original at $265 compared to $345 for Delina — about 23% less. Altair has 2 scored dupes, with the top accuracy at 7/10 from Fragrance World Liquid Brun ($25–$50). Delina has 3, top accuracy 8/10 from ALT Fragrances Duchess ($49–$69). On the budget side, Delina's top-3 dupes start at $20 versus $25 for the other — the cheaper entry point belongs to Delina.
Recommendation
Both Altair and Delina 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.