
Phlur
Father Figure is a powdery and woody fragrance for women and men from Phlur, launched in 2023. Expect fig and water lily up top, iris and orris root in the heart, and musk and sandalwood underneath.
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Best Clone
The best clone of Phlur Father Figure is Hidden Gardens by Dua, with a 80% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $139 original.
What people who wear Phlur Father Figure report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Frank Voelkl.
Listed as Unisex
âIf you love this, but donât want to spend the money + get better projection + get better longevity, get DUAs âhidden gardens.â I promise it smells IDENTICAL!! And Iâve never said that about a dupe. Dupes I think are close or similar but never identical. But trust me when I tell you the DUA brand dupe is identical. AND it performs better. Youâre welcome.â
âNon-offensive, barely noticeable, perfectly meh. To me, it smells like a bathroom where someone has just washed with a blue, marine-scented shampoo and then put on a rejuvenating night cream. And I think thatâs the clue of my associations - my mother had way too many cosmetics and half of her face creams smelled very similar. Honestly, I donât understand the hype and the praise from people who somehow see a âfatherâ in this (other than the one in the name). It smells like a face serum sample from a womenâs magazine, they even got sillage and longevity right.â
âMildly sweet, powdery woody skin scent, quite pleasant.. the big caveat is that projection and longevity on this are ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL.The definition of an âintimate scentâ.. You wear this for personal comfort, not to make a statement nor garner any compliments, as I have a hard time believing anyone around you will be able to smell it unless they literally come bury their nose on your skin. Sillage & trail are NONEXISTENT.â

French Avenue
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Brings white flowers, aquatic notes and currant buds to the mix and skips orris root, water lily and cassis from the original.

Dua
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Adds blackcurrant where the original leans on cassis.