Mind Games Blockade dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Mind Games Blockade is Montagne Palisade, named by 15 distinct people across 26 threads.
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| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | Palisade Montagne “Compared to Mind Games Blockade, the opening is basically exactly the same, and they replicate almost perfect the mango forward opening. It does seem that Palisade has less lasting power than Blockade, but summer and citrusy fragrances don’t generally have much lasting power. In terms of about how similar it is to Blockade, I would say around 95%.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 15 voices · 26 threadsvery close | 100 | no offers |
| 02 | Limitless Yom & Layl “Limitless = Blockade”what reddit says ↓ |
| 4 voices · 14 threadssimilar vibe | 8 | 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.
PalisadeMontagne
15 voices · 26 threads
- Reddit considers Montagne Palisade an extremely close match to Mind Games Blockade, with several users estimating around 95% similarity.
- Reviewers note it is slightly sweeter and captures the mango and dry down well, though an occasional dissenter finds it overly tomato-leaf heavy.
- Palisade is reported to have somewhat less lasting power than the original Blockade.
Where people agree
“Montagne Palisade. It's a Blockade clone. Basically, Mango Aventus. It's really nice.”
reddit ↗“Montagne has one, it's called Palisade. I own it and a sample of blockade and they're super close”
reddit ↗“It misses a little on the mango note, but nails the dry down”
reddit ↗“Compared to Mind Games Blockade, the opening is basically exactly the same, and they replicate almost perfect the mango forward opening. It does seem that Palisade has less lasting power than Blockade, but summer and citrusy fragrances don’”
reddit post ↗“For blockade, definitely palisade from montagne, hands down”
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Where people disagree
“Palisade - 4.5/10 The notes are listed on the bottle but all I smell is the tomato leaf note. If you ever been in a surrounding garden or greenhouse that has veggies and all that. That’s all I can smell from this is a garden. The original i”
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LimitlessYom & Layl
4 voices · 14 threads
- Opinions on closeness are mixed, with one reviewer rating it over 90% similar while another dismissed it as a weak, pale imitation.
- Users note that while it starts out very close to the original, the scent slowly evolves into a slightly different DNA after two to three hours.
- Several commenters consider Yom & Layl to be a good quality brand, though they note it is somewhat pricier than other clone options.
Where people agree
“Limitless = Blockade”
reddit post ↗“Their Blockade version is called Limitless I believe and just like Player is extremely close definitely above 90%”
reddit ↗“Limitless = Blockade”
reddit ↗“Yom & Layl’s take on the dna (Limitless) on the other arm. Both are quality but I prefer the Montagne.”
reddit ↗“Yom and layl has dupe as well ,brand is good just a little expensive”
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Where people disagree
“I’m wearing Yom & Layl’s dupe called Limitless on one arm and Montagne’s Palisade on the other right now. For the first 2-3hours the Y&L was good but it slowly evolved to a slightly different dna.”
reddit ↗“LIMITLESS INSPIRED BY: MINDS GAMES'S BLOCKADE - Not a fan of this one. Weak. Very pale imitation.”
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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 | Aventus Creed “Blockade: A great frag with a similar DNA to Aventus with a Mango note” | 14 voices · 14 threadssimilar vibe | — |