Parfums de Marly Percival dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Parfums de Marly Percival is Ahmed Al Maghribi Kaaf, the highest-ranked alternative by community consensus.
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Ranked alternatives
| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | Kaaf Ahmed Al Maghribi |
| 92 voices · 87 threads | 100 | |
| 02 | Absolutely Dark Zara |
| 10 voices · 9 threads | 30 | 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.
KaafAhmed Al Maghribi
92 voices · 87 threads
- Reddit users agree that Kaaf shares the same scent DNA as Percival, often comparing it to Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce as well.
- Several reviewers note Kaaf feels more synthetic, oily, and features a prominent red berry note that fails to capture the natural quality of the original.
- Some consider Kaaf a significantly better value per dollar than Percival, particularly compared to reformulated bottles, while others prefer paying for the original.
Where people agree
“And honestly price per dollar for this is way better percival, especially the reformulated bottles. It's Ahmed al maghribi kaff.”
reddit post ↗“Ahmed Al Maghribi Kaaf Supposably a clone of Percival”
reddit post ↗“What I can say is that I do own Kaaf, which is a dupe of those fragrances”
reddit post ↗“Kaaf (Percival vibes, clean and fresh)”
reddit post ↗“It’s also does the DNA extremely well especially after smelling so many through the years. I got rid of my PDM Percival when I got it.”
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Where people disagree
“Kaaf by Ahmed Al Maghribi, with its icky oily extrait feel, completely fails to deliver that handsome vibe that owning PDM Percival is more sensible than risking another bad clone”
reddit post ↗“I never really got the comparison to Percival honestly at all. Solid scent but I’d still choose Percival over this any day of the week.”
reddit ↗“Percival to me doesn’t smell anything like kaaf, and vice versa.”
reddit ↗“I recently bought Kaaf by Ahmed Al Maghribi after hearing a lot that it's a Percival killer and I've tried to give it 2 wearings and it's just so mid in my opinion. The blending and the scent just feels cheap.”
reddit ↗“Compared to Percival though it’s in the same lane but it doesn’t smell as smooth. I prefer Sauvage EDT to this though. Percival when compared neck and neck is on a different planet to Kaaf imo.”
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Absolutely DarkZara
10 voices · 9 threads
- Reddit users consider Zara Absolutely Dark an extremely close match to Percival, with some calling it a 95% to near 1:1 clone.
- The opening is described as slightly more citrus-forward than the original.
- While viewed as a solid budget buy, opinions on longevity vary, with at least one reviewer noting it as a weak performer.
“the zara ones are absolutely dark and sand desert at sunset ( clones of pdm percival and killian angels share)”
reddit post ↗“Zara absolutely dark - similar to pdm percival. Solid buy for the price.”
reddit post ↗“Absolutley dark by Zara — percival pretty much 1:1”
reddit ↗“Zara Absolutely Dark. 95% percival. little more citrus in the opening which makes it even more likely. and nice longevity+sillage”
reddit ↗“apparently Zara’s Absolutely Dark is a pretty good Percival clone”
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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 | Fierce Abercrombie & Fitch “Percival - Parfums Di MArley” | 35 voices · 32 threadssimilar vibe | — |