Louis Vuitton Imagination dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus

• Reddit considers Montagne Imaginary to be one of the closest dupes available, with a dry down that is nearly identical to the original.
• Some reviewers disagree on the notes, with a few finding it soapier with less tea, while others note a prominent tea presence.
• At around $50, the fragrance is widely regarded as a natural-smelling, high-value alternative that earns top ratings.

Where people agree

• “Imaginary (10/10) – Montagne — citrus tea luxury — inspired by LV Imagination”

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• “I also bought imaginary from Montagne and it is honestly a lot closer to imagination, doesn’t smell synthetic and on the dry down, it’s honestly impossible to tell it apart from the OG during a blind test.”

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• “Montagne Imaginary ($50) — inspired by Louis Vuitton Imagination — citrus aromatic — 10/10”

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• “Montagne Imaginary ($50) — inspired by Louis Vuitton Imagination”

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Where people disagree

• “Imaginary 70%”

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• “Just got Imaginary and I was a bit disappointed honestly. A lot of people claimed that it was 1:1, or near that but that’s not the case to me. The opening is VERY different (very soapy), and the dry down is still different.”

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• “imagination is so much better it’s worth the price difference, imaginary has gotten me compliments but I have to spray like 7-8 sprays and then wait two hours for it to dry down before it smells 80% as good as imagination.”

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• “The Montage version was not in my top 5 and the reason is it smells like a womans soap version ,maybe not enough sharp neroli inside or to much sweet orange , i have no idea . I dont say it smells bad for sure not but compared to all others”

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• “Not super close to me, especially the opening in the top and mid notes.”

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Where people agree

• “Hectic by Boujarami... 95% close & is AMAZING!!”

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• “Hectic by Boujarami... 95% close & is AMAZING!! Only thing is the next one blows it out of the water because the performance is soooo good.”

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• “2. Hectic by Boujarami... 95% close & is AMAZING!!”

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• “LV Imagination Winner: Bujairami Hectic I spent way too much time testing Imagination clones. Hectic was the winner.”

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• “IMAGINATION OG VS CLONES Spoiler alert: Hectic wins hands down. So much so, that I couldn't trust myself. So 15 minutes after applying it each on a different wrist, I wore a long sleeve jacket went upstairs to my wife, and told her "one of”

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Where people disagree

• “Hectic is kind of in between Imaginary and Hectic, in the sense that it doesn't do either of their "portions" as well, and it has added spices that are definitely noticeable. It's not as light as either of the other ones, and I would argue”

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• “Hectic 50% (All I smell is overpowering citrus like lemon pledge and smelly drydown. Would rate it even lower IMO)”

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• “looking at you Hectic - birch tar soap.”

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• “I love it and hate the og.”

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• “Hectic lasts but the drydown it's not what the OG smells like, it's more like the bohemian lime drydown. Nice but not it.”

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• The community considers Aqua Dubai around 85% close to Imagination, capturing the original's opening citruses but amplifying the soapy notes significantly.
• Performance is widely praised as nuclear and long-lasting, often cited as outperforming the original fresh profile.
• Some users find the extreme soapiness overpowering at first or report that the drydown can cause headaches.

Where people agree

• “Aqua Dubai: if you want to smell like a 🇫🇷💃French whore, this is it. My favourite out of them all. Soap on steroids (best if you love soapy notes, it DOES have the citrus and opening notes of imagination btw).”

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• “A friend swore I was wearing LV Imagination and told me it lingered in his nose for hours after I left. This tea note in the og that everyone raves about hardly makes any difference to me. This is as close as Imagination gets and the beast”

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• “this is my first ever intentional clone fragrance purchase and i honestly can’t get enough of it, i’ve personally never tested the LV fragrance it’s cloned but i don’t think i need to this is so good for the price”

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• “Aqua Dubai by Al haramain”

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• “I did read that it wasn’t a 1:1 dupe of imagination but I didn’t really care because I heard some very good things about the performance and thats what I care about the most, its also close enough the average person wouldn’t smell the diffe”

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Where people disagree

• “If you are looking for a true Imagination clone, Aqua Dubai will likely disappoint you. But, if you want a super fresh scent that actually lasts, this should be on your radar.”

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• “Love Aqua Dubai but it smells nothing like Imagination to me.”

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• “Its the longest lasting fresh soapy smelling fragrance you can get , yes smells not very close to Imagination , but it just may smell even better”

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• “Powerhouse , it works n works n smells great , fantastic and yes smells totaly not like Imagination but its still fantastic 👍🫶”

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• “Kobra & Aqua Dubai even more far away from the Imagination scent are straight bangers to ne , fantastic performance to a fantastic price”

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