Is Oakcha Blue Smoke a dupe of Parfums de Marly Layton?

Inspired by The maker names it as the inspiration, or most people describe it as a take on it.

Oakcha Blue Smoke is inspired by Parfums de Marly Layton. Of 3 independent sources that compared them, 2 say it is near-identical or close, 1 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. Blue Smoke costs CA$65.00 for 50 ml at Oakcha (CA$1.30/ml); Layton costs US$400.00 for 125 ml at Luckyscent (US$3.20/ml), so the alternative costs 71% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 27, 2026.

Accords
	Parfums de Marly Layton	Oakcha Blue Smoke
Price	$406.73 75 ml	$65 50 ml
Per ml	$5.42	$1.30
Verdict		Inspired by of Layton
Woody
Fresh spicy
Floral
Aromatic
Sweet
Citrus
Vanilla
Earthy
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Apple Lavender Bergamot Citrus	Mandarin Apple Lavender
Heart notes	Geranium Violet Jasmine	Violet Jasmine Geranium
Base notes	Vanilla Cardamom Sandalwood Pepper Guaiac wood Patchouli Coumarin Smoky woods Amber	Guaiac wood Patchouli Sandalwood Cardamom Vanilla Pepper
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

3 independent sources: 2 on Reddit, 1 from the maker

Say close 2
Say similar or inspired by 1

Confidence: 13%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works

The maker

ith spice, Blue Smoke is a Spicy–Gourmand Extrait de Parfum inspired by Parfums de Marly Layton. Crisp apple and la

The maker's product page

In their words 1

I have Oakcha's version called Blue Smoke.

A Reddit comment, Oct 2024, 1 point

How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.

Among the alternatives to Layton

Layton and its 22 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.