Creed Original Santal dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Creed Original Santal is Montblanc individuel, named by 9 distinct people across 7 threads.
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| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | individuel Montblanc “MontBlanc Individuel: inspired Creed Santal . Probably my favorite of the bunch, but i am a huge fan of this Santal DNA.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 9 voices · 7 threadssimilar vibe | 100 | no offers |
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.
individuelMontblanc
9 voices · 7 threads
- Reddit users broadly agree that Montblanc Individuel smells very similar to Creed Original Santal, with some noting that Individuel actually predates it.
- Many consider it an excellent, budget-friendly alternative that renders the expensive Creed redundant.
- Opinions on performance are split, with some reporting solid longevity while others complain it quickly fades into a skin scent.
Where people agree
“MontBlanc Individuel: inspired Creed Santal . Probably my favorite of the bunch, but i am a huge fan of this Santal DNA.”
reddit post ↗“After smelling Creed Santal, it becomes so much more enjoyable knowing you didnt have to pay $200 to smell like a sexy fruit salad.”
reddit post ↗“Montblanc Individuel: A high quality designer parfum that is very very similar to Original Santal. This is among the best Creed's dupes out there and it makes useless (for me) to even consider Original Santal.”
reddit post ↗“Mont Blanc Individuel - not a clone but great cheapie that smells similar to Creed Original Santal”
reddit ↗“It's way too similar for the price point. Santal is a smidgen more crisp, but otherwise indistinguishable if applied generously.”
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Where people disagree
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 |
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| 01 | individuel Montblanc “Mont Blanc Individuel - Creed Original Santal (this is a weird one, because mont blanc was first with this fragrance, so Creed basically "copied" them. Get Mont blanc for this one)” | 22 voices · 19 threadssimilar vibe | Best spinoff |
| 02 | Homme Joop! “The real OG is Joop Homme. Released in 1989. Individual and Original Santal are both dupes!” | 3 voices · 3 threadssimilar vibe | — |