Is Dua Fragrances Crater a dupe of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir?

Similar People often mention them together and their notes overlap, but few call it a substitute.

Dua Fragrances Crater is similar to Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir. Of 3 independent sources that compared them, 3 say it is near-identical or close and 0 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Crater costs $43.00 for 34 ml at Dua Fragrances ($1.26/ml); Grand Soir costs $264.00 for 70 ml at MicroPerfumes ($3.77/ml), so the alternative costs 66% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 25, 2026.

Accords
	Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir	Dua Fragrances Crater
Price	$180 35 ml	$43 34 ml
Per ml	$5.14	$1.26
Verdict		Similar of Grand Soir
Vanilla
Sweet
Amber
Warm spicy
Aromatic
Resinous
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes		Cinnamon leaf Lavender
Heart notes		Ciste labdanum
Base notes		Vanilla amber
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

3 independent sources: 2 on Reddit, 1 dupe lists

Say close 3

When people said it: 2 in the last two years

Confidence: 60%. 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 1

Dua Crater is a fantastic clone of Grand Soir

A Reddit comment, May 2025, 1 point

Community dupe lists

Lists Dua Fragrances Crater as an alternative to Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir.

A community dupe list, Perfume List (u/NotABotNotYetAHuman)

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

Among the alternatives to Grand Soir

Grand Soir and its 9 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.