Is Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes Extrait de Parfum a dupe of Parfums de Marly Althair?

Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.

Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes Extrait de Parfum is a close match to Parfums de Marly Althair. Of 10 independent sources that compared them, 8 say it is near-identical or close, 2 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Island Vanilla Dunes Extrait de Parfum costs $50.00 for 100 ml at Sara Sakina ($0.50/ml); Althair costs $309.99 for 125 ml at Triple Traders ($2.48/ml), so the alternative costs 80% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 25, 2026.

Accords
	Parfums de Marly Althair	Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes Extrait de Parfum
Price	$243 75 ml	$30.91 100 ml
Per ml	$3.24	$0.31
Verdict		Close match of Althair
Sweet
Gourmand
Musky
Amber
White floral
Fresh spicy
Woody
Vanilla
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Cinnamon Cardamom Orange blossom Bergamot	Cinnamon Vanilla Bergamot Cardamom
Heart notes	Bourbon vanilla Elemi resin	Orange blossom Guaicwood Bourbon
Base notes	Praline Musk Ambroxan Guaiac wood Tonka Candied almond	Praline Amber Musk upc: 6291107979748
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

10 independent sources: 9 on Reddit, 1 dupe lists

Say close 8
Say similar or inspired by 2

When people said it: 9 in the last two years

Confidence: 88%. 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 5

Liquid Brun gets the hype, but Vanilla Dunes is my Althaïr-clone champion

A Reddit post, Oct 2026, 32 points
Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes is the PDM Althair clone.

A Reddit comment, Jul 2025, 2 points
Khadlaj Island Vanilla dunes is also a good alternative for PDM Althaïr.

A Reddit comment, Nov 2025, 2 points
Even Island Vanilla Dunes, an Althair dupe and is an extrait.

A Reddit comment, Mar 2026, 2 points
As far as the line up I have no input as you seem to have a clear idea of what you are going for but for #6 Al Dirgham Special Edition I'd say I feel like there are better options on the market for an Althair clone... Liquid Brun, Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes or even Art of Nature II by Lataffa

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 1 point

Community dupe lists

Lists Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes Extrait de Parfum as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Althair.

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 Althair

Althair and its 15 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.