Is Afnan Historic Olmeda a dupe of Chanel Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Afnan Historic Olmeda is a close match to Chanel Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum. Of 15 independent sources that compared them, 11 say it is near-identical or close, 4 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Historic Olmeda costs $29.99 for 100 ml at Triple Traders ($0.30/ml); Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum costs $149.00 for 50 ml at MicroPerfumes ($2.98/ml), so the alternative costs 90% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Chanel
Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum
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Afnan
Historic Olmeda
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| Price | $149 50 ml | $29.99 100 ml |
| Per ml | $2.98 | $0.30 |
| Verdict | Close match of Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum | |
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| Warm spicy | ||
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| Buy | See prices | See prices |
The evidence
- Say near-identical 1
- Say close 10
- Say similar or inspired by 4
Confidence: 77%. 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 8
The best BdC clones are Armaf Club de Nuit Blue Iconic and Afnan Historic Olmeda.
A Reddit comment, Feb 2023, 2 points
I’ve tried Historic Olmeda by Afnan which is a Bdc clone - it’s also decent imo
A Reddit comment, Apr 2024, 2 points
Historic olmeda is BDC clone.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2026, 2 points
Historic Olmeda Afnan (BDC clone with a dark twist from the cardamom) This is under rated and fantastic, I don't even use my BDC anymore.
A Reddit comment, May 2023, 1 point
But I recently got Afnan's Historic Olmeda - while ik it's kinda far off to be called as a clone, but it's definitely a great inspiration which is not too far from the parent.
A Reddit comment, Oct 2026, 1 point
Last time I was in a duty free I had a decant of Afnan Historic Olmeda and I tested vs Bleu de Chanel EDT and it really was a 1:1, my girlfriend was the impartial tester and finally understood why she loves when I wear Olmeda.
A Reddit comment, Jul 2024, 1 point
Clones: 1.Afnan historic olmeda(bdc&dylan blue hybrid) 2.Hawas Ice 3.Urban man elixir
A Reddit post, Jun 2025, 1 point
There's no way this passes for a clone of BdC of ANY concentration.
A Reddit comment, Feb 2023, 5 points, disagrees
Community dupe lists
Lists Afnan Historic Olmeda as an alternative to Chanel Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum.
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.
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