Is Armaf Ventana Marine a dupe of Louis Vuitton Imagination?

Not listed: the evidence below doesn't meet the bar for any verdict.

Of 8 independent sources that compared them, 4 say it is near-identical or close, 2 say it is similar or inspired by it and 2 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Ventana Marine costs $35.00 for 106 ml at Armaf Official US ($0.33/ml); Imagination costs $597.00 for 100 ml at MicroPerfumes ($5.97/ml), so the alternative costs 94% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 24, 2026.

Accords
	Louis Vuitton Imagination	Armaf Ventana Marine
Price	$597 100 ml	$35 106 ml
Per ml	$5.97	$0.33
Citrus
Woody
Aromatic
Fresh spicy
Floral
White floral
Warm spicy
Green
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes		Petitgrain Citron Calabrian bergamot Sicilian orange Cardamom
Heart notes		Nigerian ginger Tunisian neroli Ceylon cinnamon Rosemary Lily-of-the-valley Jasmine
Base notes		Brazilian rosewood Sandalwood Chinese black tea Guaiac wood
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

8 independent sources: 7 on Reddit, 1 dupe lists

Say close 4
Say similar or inspired by 2
Disagree 2

When people said it: 2 in the last two years

In their words 4

Ventana marine the blue one smells like lv imagination and ventana the black bottle smells like sauvage

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 3 points
As far as i know Armaf ventana Marine and Zara sunrise on the red and dunes are said to be clones of LV imagination.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2024, 2 points
Armaf Ventana Marine perfectly goes to BDT territory with some LV Imagination DNA.

A Reddit comment, Dec 2024, 1 point
I just received a 2ml decant of LV Imagination and can confirm Ventana Marine is not a clone of it.

A Reddit comment, Jan 2024, 1 point, disagrees

Community dupe lists

Lists Armaf Ventana Marine as an alternative to Louis Vuitton Imagination.

A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List

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

Among the alternatives to Imagination

Imagination and its 21 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.