
Jo Malone
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Tart pomegranate and stone fruits meet smoky spices and creamy amber in this seductive, fruity-woody unisex fragrance
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Best Clone
The best clone of Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir is Apple of Grenada by Dua, with a 78% accuracy score. Available from Dua for $36, about 53% cheaper than the $77 original.
What people who wear Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Beverley Bayne.
Listed as Unisex
“I don’t know how to put it nicely but this smells like horse barn to me. Opening smells dirty. Absolutely the opposite intension of wearing perfume. Dry down has some interesting different spiciness but not good enough to bare the opening. I am not sure if I smell pomegranate or maybe it numbed my nose. Even it does, not the ones I ate. Like I said I pay for to smell opposite of this. Similar to Mancera Hindu Kush.”
“Now, the opening is amazing! It is warm and fruity, sweet, a bit balsamic. A real concentrate of delicious winter yumminness, without being a gourmande or something super sweet. Very unique and interesting. Unfortunately, this marvel lasted 20ish minutes on my skin, then it became a non descript, vaguely masculine cologne, and then, after 30 minutes or so, nothing, it was forever gone. It is really a pity, because the opening was amazing. Maybe, they should consider to make a cologne intense version of this, with a bit more of longevity.”
“I loved this smell, it was more like pomegranate incense on my skin, maybe even with some wax in there on the dry down. I don't exactly want to use the word spicy, but there is a sort of spice feeling. I loved it, perfect for a cold winter day. My only gripe is it didn't last as long as I thought it would, but the sillage/intensity was perfect for me.”

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The clone omits several key supporting notes (lily-of-the-valley, opoponax, guaiac wood) that provide the original's refined character. Aldo no 3 also typically offers shorter longevity and reduced sillage compared to the designer fragrance.

Ard Al Zaafaran
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Ard Al Zaafaran's version is more fruit-forward and linear, dropping off quickly without the elegant woody-amber dry down. The clone also lacks the subtle spice layers (clove and pink pepper) and the refined floral heart that balance the fruit in the original.

Dua
$36
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The clone's longevity and sillage are marginally lighter than the original, and it misses some of the incense-like depth that gives Pomegranate Noir its sophisticated finish. Top-note citrus elements also feel less prominent in the opening.
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