Cunning Defense

MIND GAMES — French Defense · DUA Fragrances

Cunning Defense

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Cunning Defense

MIND GAMES — French Defense

DUA Fragrances

Juicy fruit and crisp green freshness move through rich florals into warm, grounded woods.

StrongNocturnalRefinedSensualModernDate NightCasual Weekend
OwnedFruity Floral

Quick glance

Fruity Floral

Seductive

Character

  • cherry
  • amber
  • sweet
  • rose
Scent profile
Leading accordscherry / amber / sweetPrimary styleSeductive
Best season
Fall / Winter
Best setting
Date night / Evening social

Olfactive map

What it smells like

Scent identity

Family and tags

Fruity Floral
StrongNocturnalRefinedSensualModernDate NightCasual Weekend

Supporting characteristics

SeductiveJuicyPolishedDark-sweetStrategiccherry amberfruity floral woodymodern niche gourmand-floral

Fragrance structure

How it develops

Provider notes · source checked

Listed notes

Community

How others read it

PraisePraised for its richer cherry-amber take and more upscale, less syrupy character than many cherry scents. Often noted for strong presence and memorable opening.
CriticismSome find the cherry sweetness too bold or synthetic. The floral/woody drydown can feel less juicy than the opening.
Comparison notesDUA provider notes track the Mind Games official pyramid closely. Provider showed in stock while the official Mind Games page showed product variants out of stock.

Discovery

Similar fragrances

Every reference shows listed note and accord overlap when catalog data allows. Notes count 80%, accords 20%, with rarer notes weighted higher; score does not confirm scent similarity.

No qualifying match in your vault.

Other recorded references (5)

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French Defense

MIND GAMES

9 shared notes9 shared accords100% weighted overlap

Notes: source 9/9 · match 9/9accords: source 9/9 · match 9/9

Inspired expression · source-backed

Unreviewed names; comparison only shown for an unambiguous catalog record.

Tom Ford Lost Cherry
0 shared notes4 shared accords5% weighted overlap

Notes: source 0/9 · match 0/6accords: source 4/9 · match 4/10

BDK Rouge Smoking

Composition data unavailable · no unambiguous catalog match

Kilian Angels' Share
0 shared notes4 shared accords5% weighted overlap

Notes: source 0/9 · match 0/5accords: source 4/9 · match 4/10

Guerlain Cherry Oud
1 shared notes5 shared accords14% weighted overlap

Notes: source 1/9 · match 1/6accords: source 5/9 · match 5/9

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