Bergamot opens clean and citrus-bright before violet and iris take over quickly — powdery, cool, and slightly waxy in that old-school floral way. Mimosa adds a soft honeyed buzz while tuberose keeps it from going too starchy. The dry-down is where it earns its price: vetiver and sandalwood pull the powder earthward into something genuinely dry and textured, with a musk that holds close rather than broadcasting. Moderate projection, intimate sillage, lasts a solid six hours on skin — A spring-to-summer wear for anyone who likes florals with actual bone structure.
Shares a similar fresh-floral powdery DNA with a prominent violet-mimosa pairing. A closer price-point alternative that diverges in its greener, more aldehydic character versus Dear Polly's warmer creamier base.
Captures the powdery violet and iris heart reasonably well at a fraction of the cost. Lacks the full complexity and depth of the sandalwood and vetiver base that gives Dear Polly its signature dry-down.
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The top dupe of Vilhelm Parfumerie's Dear Polly is Replica Flower Market by Maison Margiela, scoring 7/10 for accuracy and 7/10 for longevity. At $150, it's a 70% match to the $245 original — saving roughly $95 per bottle. Below: 1 more dupe scored across the same two dimensions, aggregated from Reddit r/fragranceclones, Fragrantica, and blind tests.
Based on community consensus, the highest-accuracy dupe for Dear Polly is Replica Flower Market by Maison Margiela (accuracy 7/10, longevity 7/10). If you prioritize longevity over accuracy, sort the grid above by longevity to see the top performer on that axis.
Every dupe is rated on two independent dimensions: scent accuracy (how closely it matches the original) and longevity (how long it lasts on skin). Scores are aggregated from community consensus on Reddit r/fragrance, r/fragranceclones, and Fragrantica. They are never averaged into a single number — accuracy and longevity are separate decisions.
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