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~$400(3.4oz)
Sold only through the brand's own boutiques.
Key notes
BergamotBitter orangeNeroliGingerCinnamon
Louis Vuitton's bright citrus-tea scent — sparkling bergamot and black tea over a clean ambery wood. Fresh, luxe, and breezy.
Key notes
BergamotLemonSicilian orangeGingerCinnamon
Reviewers keep calling this the closest Imagination clone going, and the pyramid tracks the original almost note for note — citrus into ginger and cinnamon, black tea and guaiac wood underneath. Two honest gaps: the first half hour runs sharper than the original, and the base picks up a leathery edge Imagination never has. Community pick
The bottom line
Buy the dupe
The two note lists line up closely, though owners say it fades a little sooner than the original.
Owners put it at 7.2 for longevity against Louis Vuitton Imagination's 7.7 — a little shorter, not a different kind of day.
Note match
84%
carries 8 of the original's 9 notes
Price difference
86% less
86% less by the ounce — $118 against $17
How owners rate them
Longevity
how long it lasts
Original 9,223 · Dupe 1,193 ratings
Sillage
how far it projects
Original 9,176 · Dupe 1,180 ratings
Value
whether it felt worth the price
Original 8,641 · Dupe 1,151 ratings
How it wears
Season
Warm weather
Strength
Long-lasting
Best for
Work, date night
Heat suits it — citrus opens up rather than turning syrupy, with warm spice holding underneath. Polished enough for the office and bold enough for dinner after it.
Where they differ
Listed in Louis Vuitton Imagination, not in Arabiyat Prestige Marwa
TopBitter orange
Listed in Arabiyat Prestige Marwa, not in Louis Vuitton Imagination
Lemon and Sicilian orange
Louis Vuitton Imagination opens with Bitter orange that Arabiyat Prestige Marwa skips, so the two are furthest apart in the first minutes and closest once the base settles.
The analysis
Buy the dupe. Everything below the opening lines up — 8 of 9 notes — and the only difference is Louis Vuitton Imagination's bitter orange. Plus lemon and sicilian orange, which Louis Vuitton Imagination doesn't list. Owners have it 7.2 for longevity where Louis Vuitton Imagination takes 7.7. That is 14% of Louis Vuitton Imagination's price — $58 against $400.
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Common questions
Arabiyat Prestige Marwa is the closest affordable match we've found for Louis Vuitton Imagination. It runs about $58 instead of roughly $400 — about 86% less.
Both share Bergamot, Neroli, Ginger and Cinnamon — 8 notes in total, one of the deeper overlaps on this site.
Louis Vuitton Imagination is known for strong, long-lasting performance, and Arabiyat Prestige Marwa holds up well for a budget pick — expect most of a day's wear, with a light re-spray if you want it to carry into the evening.
Arabiyat Prestige Marwa costs around $58 versus roughly $400 for Louis Vuitton Imagination — about 86% less.
No. Arabiyat Prestige Marwa gets the overall idea, but Louis Vuitton Imagination carries Bitter orange in its top that Arabiyat Prestige Marwa doesn't list, and Arabiyat Prestige Marwa brings in Lemon and Sicilian orange of its own.
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