Mind Games Queening dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Mind Games Queening is Riiffs Zenith, named by 21 distinct people across 20 threads.
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| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | Zenith Riiffs “Zenith still captures that clean feminine leaning vanilla vibe but it does more in areas where the original Queening lacked. Queening is so beloved for its airy whipped creaminess which Zenith still captures fully but also has more depth and warmth to it. Zenith is a punchier Queening. To my nose I truly honestly could not pick out any differences. Zenith just projects more and lasts longer to the”what reddit says ↓ |
| 21 voices · 20 threadsvery close | 100 | no offers |
| 02 | The Queen of the Chess The Dua Brand “Queen Of The Chess by Dua - 95% the same as Queening, but missing some of the complexity and beauty that the original has. For $30 I can’t complain much”what reddit says ↓ |
| 3 voices · 2 threadsvery close | 21 | no offers |
| 03 | Vanilla 01 Swiss Arabian “If you like queening, you’ll 100% like Vanilla 01. Very very similar vein.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 2 voices · 2 threadssimilar vibe | 0 | 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.
ZenithRiiffs
21 voices · 20 threads
- Most users find Riiffs Zenith to be an extremely close match to Queening, estimating it around 95% similar.
- A few dissenters disagree with the comparison, considering it a nice standalone vanilla scent rather than an accurate dupe.
- Reviewers frequently note that Zenith is punchier, projects better, and lasts longer than the original fragrance.
Where people agree
“Riiffs Zenith is queening by mind games”
reddit ↗“Zenith still captures that clean feminine leaning vanilla vibe but it does more in areas where the original Queening lacked. Queening is so beloved for its airy whipped creaminess which Zenith still captures fully but also has more depth an”
reddit post ↗“Scent - to start this is 95% close to Queening, I’ll break it down in a minute but what I get on the opening is a sweet fruity whipped thick vanilla that has this sugared syrup powdery vibe that I noticed some of Mind Games fragrances have”
reddit post ↗“Zenith by Riiffs is an excellent dupe for Queening by Mind Games.”
reddit ↗“I also have Queening by Mind Games and zenith by Riiffs . Not exact, but 95% and last longer .”
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Where people disagree
“Zenith is NOT Queening, but it's very good on it's own.”
reddit ↗“agree on being disappointed with Zenith. To me, it's still a very nice fragrance in a vacuum, but I had incredibly high hopes for it since I'm a big fan of Queening, and so is my wife. It's not very similar IMO, other than being the same ki”
reddit ↗“Saw the dupe in a local Arab fragrance shop, I don’t think it’s 1-1 at all. More so 75% if that, it has this plasticky smell that comes across like burnt hair in its base that the Queening doesn’t”
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The Queen of the ChessThe Dua Brand
3 voices · 2 threads
- Reviewers generally find The Queen of the Chess to be very close to the original, with one user rating it at 95% similarity.
- Users note it offers great value at around $30 and may last longer than the original, though it lacks some complexity and compliment factor.
- One reviewer feels it is merely okay and prefers to pay full price for the original's superior beauty and appeal.
“Queen Of The Chess by Dua - 95% the same as Queening, but missing some of the complexity and beauty that the original has. For $30 I can’t complain much”
reddit post ↗“I have dua brand's queening clone "queen of the chess" and its shockingly good and very close to me. It seems to actually last longer on me too than the og”
reddit ↗“The Dua version is ok. I will continue to pay $400 for the OG. I don't get compliments when I wear Dua's version, Queen of the Chess, like I do when I wear the OG.”
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Vanilla 01Swiss Arabian
2 voices · 2 threads
- Reddit users agree that Swiss Arabian Vanilla 01 is not an exact dupe for Queening, but shares a very similar vibe and scent profile.
- Community members note that fans of Queening will almost certainly enjoy Vanilla 01 because they are in the same ballpark.