Is Dua Fragrances River Fougère a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche?
Not listed: the evidence below doesn't meet the bar for any verdict.
Of 5 independent sources that compared them, 5 say it is near-identical or close and 0 disagree. Rive Gauche costs CA$300.00 for 100 ml at Fragrance365 (CA$3.00/ml); no shop in Canada has a full bottle of River Fougère in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Yves Saint Laurent
Rive Gauche
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Dua Fragrances
River Fougère
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| Price | $300 100 ml | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $3.00 | - |
| Accords | ||
| Floral | ||
| Aromatic | ||
| White floral | ||
| Warm spicy | ||
| Woody | ||
| Earthy | ||
| Powdery | ||
| Citrus | ||
| Notes shared notes are marked | ||
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| Buy | See prices | |
The evidence
- Say close 5
In their words 4
If Dua or Alexandria would make a dupe of an OG "shaker" style bottle of Hermés Bel Ami circa 1986 I'd buy that sauce by the gallon -- Dua's take on Fahrenheit (Celsius) and Rive Gauche (River Fougere) are absolutely balls accurate ~ I own many of the OG Fahrenheits and Rive Gauches and I can tell y
A Reddit comment, Aug 2023, 2 points
[WTS] DUA River Fougere YSL Rive Gauche Clone 1 oz (bottle).
A Reddit post, Oct 2024, 2 points
[WTS] Rive Gauche Pour Home clone - Dua River Fougere 100ml (Bottle).
A Reddit post, Jan 2026, 2 points
A favorite of mine is River Fougere which is Dua’s version of Rive Gauche Pour Homme, long discontinued and ridiculously priced.
A Reddit comment, Jan 2022, 1 point
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