Is Rayhaan Aquatica a dupe of Creed Virgin Island Water?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Rayhaan Aquatica is a close match to Creed Virgin Island Water. Of 26 independent sources that compared them, 22 say it is near-identical or close, 2 say it is similar or inspired by it and 2 disagree. Aquatica costs CA$39.99 for 100 ml at My Royal Musk (CA$0.40/ml); Virgin Island Water costs US$348.00 for 100 ml at MicroPerfumes (US$3.48/ml), so the alternative costs 92% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Creed
Virgin Island Water
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Rayhaan
Aquatica
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| Price | $488.07 100 ml | $39.99 100 ml |
| Per ml | $4.88 | $0.40 |
| Verdict | Close match of Virgin Island Water | |
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| White floral | ||
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| Buy | See prices | See prices |
The evidence
- Say near-identical 2
- Say close 20
- Say similar or inspired by 2
- Disagree 2
Confidence: 84%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works
In their words 7
Decantified 37 decants reviews and clone battles, part 3: Shobi VIW (50+2 concentration) vs Rayhaan Aquatica (Creed Virgin Island Water clone battle).
A Reddit post, Mar 2026, 62 points
Possibly a bit of an over-the-top thread title, however, this is a proper 1:1 with Creed Virgin Island Water.
A Reddit post, Jun 2026, 41 points
Aquatica is meant to be inspired by Creed Virgin Island Water, with a tropical profile centred around bright lime, creamy coconut and a lightly sweet & boozy quality.
A Reddit post, Jul 2026, 20 points
Mykonos Inception (LV Imagination dupe), Mykonos Conquer (YSL MYSLF L’Absolu dupe), Rayhaan Aquatica (Creed Virgin Island Water dupe), and Kaaf by Ahmed Al Maghribi (loosely based on PDM Percival).
A Reddit comment, Apr 2026, 2 points
Aquatica - Their clone of Virgin Island Water.
A Reddit comment, Jun 2026, 2 points
Aquatica is a really good Virgin Island Water clone so as summer frags go it's perfectly suited
A Reddit comment, Jan 2026, 1 point
Aquatica does its own thing.
A Reddit post, Feb 2026, 229 points, disagrees
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