Silk Of Paris
DRIES VAN NOTEN — Soie Malaquais · The Dua Brand
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Silk Of Paris
DRIES VAN NOTEN — Soie Malaquais
The Dua BrandElegant chestnut-cacao gourmand with tart blackcurrant, bergamot brightness, rose, and smooth silky woods; plush but not purely edible.
Quick glance
Scent profile
Silky
Character
- nutty
- cacao
- fruity
- woody
- Scent profile
- Leading accordsnutty / cacao / fruityPrimary styleSilky
- Best season
- Fall / Winter
- Best setting
- Date night / Upscale casual
Olfactive map
What it smells like
Scent identity
Family and tags
Fragrance structure
How it develops
Bergamot and blackcurrant open it tart and briefly sharp, the blackcurrant's sour bite holding the sweetness at arm's length for the first few minutes. Rose arrives quickly but stays soft-focus — a powdery cushion rather than a floral statement — and chestnut moves in beneath it, nutty, buttery and faintly candied. From there cacao rises and stays, dry rather than chocolatey, wrapped in smooth woods that keep the sweetness suspended for hours.
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Supporting characteristics
Community
How others read it
Praise
Praised for elegant chestnut/cacao silk texture, luxury bottle/brand aura, and wearable gourmand refinement.Criticism
Some find clones harsher/louder than the original; original can be too soft or too sweet for some.Comparison notes
A Reddit review specifically criticized DUA Silk of Paris as overwhelming/nauseating compared with the smoother original; logged as clone-specific criticism, not target consensus.Discovery
Similar fragrances
Recorded inspiration, flanker, and community evidence.
Community-noted4
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