
Zimaya
Best Parfums de Marly Safanad Dupe
Zimaya Fatima Velvet Love is a clone of Parfums de Marly Safanad, with a 76% accuracy score and about 85% cheaper than the original.
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Fatima Velvet Love captures the bright, fruity opening and creamy floral heart of Safanad reasonably well, with similar orange blossom and ylang-ylang prominence. However, the clone tends to emphasize vanilla and amber in the base more heavily, creating a slightly sweeter, less nuanced dry-down compared to the original's balanced woody-amber finish.
The clone exhibits slightly heavier sweetness in the base and marginally less complexity in the iris-sandalwood interplay. Longevity and sillage are comparable, though the original's scent profile feels more refined and layered.
What people who wear Zimaya Fatima Velvet Love report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.
“The first impression was disappointing, I thought I made a mistake with this purchase. I smelled a terrible strong, overwhelmy, ambery scent, with a dirty, sweaty undertone. After a few days, a lot changed, the disturbing notes disappeared and I got a pleasant, sweet, fruity floral scent. I like it. I'll let it macerate further, I'm sure it will be even better and heavenly in the summer.”
“This looks like palatine, but it doesn't smell like it. It's the same kind of category of fragile flowers, fresh, slightly soapy, slightly aquatic. Very appropriate for young people, but it's not even trying to be Palatine in smell.”
“Stunning aquatic and sweet floral notes.I’ve smelled other aquatic perfumes that are just terrible, but this one is so, so fresh. It’s sweet, you really can’t go wrong with it. The pear really stands out, and it feels incredibly fresh, like you just came out of the shower. I love the fact that even its fresh, the DNA is original, its not a regular shampoo scent.A perfect everyday daytime perfume, a lovely one.”
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