Lattafa Habik vs Versace Dylan Purple: Not a Dupe

The Dupe Label Does Both of These Fragrances a Disservice

The fragrance internet loves a dupe label. It’s clean, it’s searchable, and it gives people a shortcut. But shortcuts are only useful when they’re accurate, and the Habik equals Dylan Purple comparison is not accurate. I bought a sample of Versace Pour Femme Dylan Purple specifically to test this claim side by side, in spring 2026, on the same skin, on the same day. They are not the same fragrance. They don’t behave the same way. And calling Habik a Dylan Purple dupe undersells what Habik actually is and sets up anyone buying Dylan Purple expecting a budget version to be genuinely disappointed.

Here is the honest account of what actually happens when you wear them side by side.

The Notes Side by Side

Versace Pour Femme Dylan Purple ~ $148

• Top: Pear, Bitter Orange, Bergamot
• Heart: Freesia, Pomarose, Mahonial
• Base: Ambroxan, Iso E Super, Sylkolide, Virginia Cedar, Belambra Tree

Lattafa Habik for Women ~ $40

• Top: Pear, Bergamot
• Heart: Lily of the Valley, Jasmine, Freesia
• Base: Musk, Amber, Oakmoss

The shared notes are pear, bergamot, and freesia. That’s the DNA that drives the comparison and it’s a fair starting point. But the differences in the remaining notes tell the whole story. Dylan Purple uses a suite of synthetic molecules — pomarose, mahonial, ambroxan, iso e super — that give it a specific modern character, a clean synthetic brightness that reads as distinctly expensive and contemporary. Habik uses lily of the valley, jasmine, musk, amber, and oakmoss — a more traditional floral base that sits in a different register entirely.

Same opening DNA. Different fragrance identity.

The Opening: Where Dylan Purple Announces Itself

Side by side the opening difference is immediate and significant. Dylan Purple leads with bergamot and pear in a way that is bright, assertive, and completely clear about what it is. The bitter orange anchors the opening with a slightly sharp, tangy quality that gives the whole first phase a distinctive brightness. It packs a punch, projects, and does not wait for you to lean in. It arrives before you do.

Next to it, Habik’s opening seems muted. The same pear and bergamot notes are there but they arrive quietly, skin-close from the first spray, and without the presence or projection that Dylan Purple carries with confidence. The opening for Habik is pleasant and fresh — the review on this site describes it as fizzy and effervescent, like a sparkling cider — but fizzy and effervescent is a very different thing from the impact Dylan Purple delivers in its opening minutes.

Dylan Purple’s opening lasts longer and stays intense longer. Habik settles into its floral heart faster. These are not the same fragrance in the opening phase.

The Heart: Similar Direction, Different Volume

As both fragrances develop into the heart, the gap between them becomes a question of volume rather than direction. Both move toward a freesia-forward floral with a clean, slightly sweet quality. That shared direction is where the comparison gets its traction — and it’s not wrong to notice it. The inspiration is there.

But the execution is completely different. Dylan Purple’s heart is assertive. The freesia has presence and projection, the pomarose and mahonial add a modern synthetic richness that keeps the composition feeling expensive and distinctive throughout the middle phase. It stands out. On a street, in a room, in someone’s memory — Dylan Purple announces itself in the heart the way it announced itself in the opening.

Habik’s florals — lily of the valley, jasmine, freesia — come in faster but stay muted. The heart is soft, clean, and close to the body. It doesn’t project in the way Dylan Purple does. It doesn’t fill a space or linger in a room. The people who smell it are the ones close enough to hug you.

That is not a weakness. It is a different purpose.

The Dry-Down: Where the Inspiration Lives

This is the phase where the comparison is most honest. In the dry-down both fragrances arrive at a clean, slightly warm, musk-adjacent skin scent with a fruity floral shadow in the background. The shared DNA becomes audible here in a way it doesn’t in the opening and heart. Habik may have been inspired by Dylan Purple. The dry-down is the evidence for that reading.

But even here the character difference is present. Dylan Purple’s base uses ambroxan and Virginia cedar — a warm, slightly woody finish that is clean and modern and distinctive enough to be memorable on its own. Habik’s base uses musk, amber, and oakmoss — warmer, softer, more traditional, and without the specific character that Dylan Purple’s synthetic molecules create. The dry-down similarity is real. The fragrances are not identical even in their closest phase.

The Performance Comparison

Versace Dylan Purple:

• Longevity: Strong — lasts through a full day on skin
• Projection: High — fills a room, lingers in a space, turns heads when you walk past
• Character: Distinctive and memorable. It stands apart from other fruity florals in the same category

Lattafa Habik for Women:

• Longevity: Moderate on skin, longer on clothes
• Projection: Skin-close from the first spray — present for those near you, not the room
• Character: Blends comfortably with other fruity florals — versatile rather than distinctive

The performance gap reflects the price gap and the purpose gap. Dylan Purple at $148 is a statement fragrance. Habik at $40 is an everyday alternative. They are solving different problems.

The Honest Verdict on the Dupe Claim

Habik is not a dupe of Dylan Purple. A dupe delivers a close enough approximation of the original that someone choosing between them would have difficulty telling them apart. These two fragrances, worn side by side on the same skin on the same day, are clearly distinct from the opening to the dry-down. The inspiration is real. The duplication is not.

What Habik is — and this is more useful than the dupe label — is an alternative. It shares enough DNA with Dylan Purple that if you love Dylan Purple’s direction, Habik is worth testing. But it wears completely differently, serves a completely different wardrobe role, and asking it to replace Dylan Purple would be asking it to do something it was never designed to do.

Dylan Purple is what you wear when you want to walk into a room and have people turn. Habik is what you wear when you want to smell quietly beautiful for the people already near you. Both of those are legitimate fragrance purposes. They just aren’t the same one.

If you want the full picture of how Habik wears on its own terms rather than next to Dylan Purple, the Lattafa Habik for Women review covers exactly that. And if you’re thinking about how fragrances at very different price points can coexist in a deliberate wardrobe rather than one replacing the other, the wardrobe-building framework is where that conversation starts.