Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky is Dumont Soprano Fury, named by 5 distinct people across 6 threads.
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Ranked alternatives
| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | Soprano Fury Dumont “Basically it smells a lot like mandarin sky, with the smooth caramel dry down. Only soprano fury is far better in terms of quality.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 5 voices · 6 threadssimilar vibe | 100 | |
| 02 | Oscar Zimaya “I prefer it over Mandarin Sky”what reddit says ↓ |
| 2 voices · 1 threadsvery close | 46 | |
| 03 | Checkmate King Armaf “Checkmate king by Armaf is similar and on my skin felt a bit stronger than OMS”what reddit says ↓ |
| 5 voices · 5 threadssimilar vibe | 0 |
What Reddit says
A sample of what people actually wrote, under the summary of it. The voice counts are the whole of the evidence behind a pairing; the quotes are a handful of the loudest, each one a link to the comment it came from.
Soprano FuryDumont
5 voices · 6 threads
- Reddit users agree Dumont Soprano Fury smells extremely similar to Odyssey Mandarin Sky, retaining the same smooth caramel profile.
- Reviewers consistently consider Soprano Fury to be substantially higher in quality, describing it as smoother and less screechy.
- Longevity is widely praised as superior, with users noting it offers standout performance that lasts around 10 hours.
“it's almost identical to mandarin sky or checkmate king, which i already have both of.”
reddit post ↗“Basically it smells a lot like mandarin sky, with the smooth caramel dry down. Only soprano fury is far better in terms of quality.”
reddit post ↗“said Fury was substantially higher quality than both Mandarin Sky and Checkmate King”
reddit ↗“dumont soprano fury has a version of that scent, and it's very similar just higher quality and lasts like 10 hours”
reddit ↗“This retains the OG Mandarin Sky's caramel note but is less screechy and is an easier wear.”
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OscarZimaya
2 voices · 1 thread
- Reddit users consider Zimaya Oscar to be very close to Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky, noting they are pretty much the same.
- At least one user prefers Zimaya Oscar over Mandarin Sky.
Checkmate KingArmaf
5 voices · 5 threads
- Reddit users find Checkmate King very similar to Odyssey Mandarin Sky, describing it as a smoother, higher-quality version with a comparable overall vibe.
- The primary difference noted is in the dry down, where Checkmate King replaces Mandarin Sky's prominent caramel note with apricot or chestnut.
- Reviewers consistently report that Checkmate King offers significantly better performance, lasting around 10 hours with strong projection.
“Checkmate king by Armaf is similar and on my skin felt a bit stronger than OMS”
reddit post ↗“Checkmate King is a refined, smoother version of Mandarin Sky. I think that's the keyword here, smooth. This is just a smooth smelling fragrance.”
reddit post ↗“If you think mandarin sky is good try checkmate king. They're pretty similar except instead of having the caramel note in the dry down, checkmate king has apricot. They're very similar but checkmate king is much higher quality, better perfo”
reddit ↗“Mandarin sky and checkmate king are fairly similar to me until the dry down. Mandarin sky has such an addicting caramel smell that is fantastic. Checkmate king just smells higher quality, and to me has much better performance.”
reddit ↗“If you like mandarin sky but want better performance, get Armaf checkmate king. Smells much higher quality, lasts 10 hours and projects very heavy. It's much better than mandarin sky. They smell very similar, except checkmate king has a che”
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Also a dupe of
The originals people say this bottle imitates, counted the same way as everything else here: each line is the number of separate people who made that claim in a real Reddit thread.
| # | Original | Evidence | Also ranked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scandal Jean Paul Gaultier “Armar mandarin sky is a Clone of jpg scandal but a damn good one.” | 108 voices · 104 threadssimilar vibe | Best spinoff |
| 02 | Scandal Pour Homme Jean Paul Gaultier “Armaf Odyssey Mandarin Sky - This one blew my mind... I own the JPG Scandal and was curious how the mandarin notes could blend with scandal vibes... But it does it perfectly. The mandarin stays after the drydown too and its beast mode straight out of the box.” | 21 voices · 22 threadssimilar vibe | Best spinoff |
| 03 | scandal le parfum Jean Paul Gaultier “That Mandarin Sky ( I have two bottles of the jumbo 6.7 oz size because it’s that close /I also have two bottles of the Scandal Le Parfum) also another amazing clone of JPG Scandal Le Parfum is Rasasi’s Style Ikon for those who love that DNA like me lol is also like 90-95% close to Scandal by JPG along with Mandarin Sky. Out of all the Odyssey frags it’s probably the closest to the OG to my nose a” | 2 voices · 2 threadsvery close | — |
| 04 | scandal pour homme absolu Jean Paul Gaultier “Armaf odyssey mandarin sky” | 2 voices · 1 threadsimilar vibe | — |