Creed Millésime Impérial
- Fruity notes
- Sea salt
- Iris
- Bergamot
- Lemon
- Mandarin
- Musk
- Woody notes
Smells like Creed
Perfumes that smell like Millésime Impérial
The perfume most often compared with Creed Millésime Impérial is Armaf Club de Nuit Milestone. Both are fresh, fruity and marine over a musky base; a reviewer who tried both finds Milestone more soapy and lemony and the Creed saltier, with more iris.
- Fresh aquatic
- 4 shared notes
- 1 alternative named by reviewers
Side by side
The notes, side by side
Shared notes are marked. Notes for Millésime Impérial come from retailer listings, which agree on these notes.
Fruity notes
Mandarin
Woody notes
Armaf Club de Nuit Milestone
- Bergamot
- Red fruits
- Marine accords
- Violet
- Sandalwood
- White wood
- Vetiver
- Musk
- Ambroxan
Marine accords
Violet
Sandalwood
Vetiver
AmbroxanReviewers compare it with Millésime Impérial.
More soapy and lemony; the Creed is saltier, with more iris, according to a reviewer who tried both.
Notes: Armaf's own description.
In notes
Why they smell alike, and where they differ
Why they smell alike
Both read as a bright, sunlit marine scent: citrus and fruit on top, a clean musky, woody base. The overall idea, fresh skin after the sea, is the same.
Where they differ
Millésime Impérial is defined by sea salt and iris. Milestone uses marine accords, violet and ambroxan instead, and a reviewer who tried both calls it more soapy and lemony.
| Tier | Millésime Impérial | Armaf Club de Nuit Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Top | Fruity notes, Sea salt | Bergamot, Red fruits, Marine accords |
| Heart | Iris, Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin | Violet, Sandalwood, White wood |
| Base | Musk, Woody notes | Vetiver, Musk, Ambroxan |
Before you buy
Similar is not the same
Comparisons are opinions
Smells similar to is a judgement by a person, and noses differ. We report who makes each comparison; we do not rate likeness ourselves.
Notes on paper are not the smell
Two perfumes can list the same notes and still smell different, because amounts and materials differ. Wear both, one on each wrist, for a full day.
What the law says
In the main European case the court recorded that making and selling a smell-alike is lawful; using the famous name to sell it as an imitation was not. Read whether perfume dupes are legal.
Short answers
Millésime Impérial: short answers
Armaf Club de Nuit Milestone is the perfume reviewers compare with it in the sources we read. It shares the fresh, fruity, marine idea but is more soapy and less salty.
Its listings name sea salt among the top notes, with iris in the heart. That mineral, slightly powdery combination is what the alternative does not repeat.
In the main European case, L'Oréal v Bellure, the English Court of Appeal recorded that it is lawful to make and sell a smell-alike product. What was unlawful was using the famous brand names in lists that presented the cheaper products as imitations. Our article on whether perfume dupes are legal sets out the rulings. It is not legal advice, and the law differs by country.
Sources
- Retailer listings for Creed Millésime Impérial (fruity notes, sea salt; iris, bergamot, lemon, mandarin; musk, woody notes).
- Fragnatique Journal, 10 best Arabian perfume dupes (Armaf's description of Milestone; reviewer comparison).
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