Is Borouj Perlador a dupe of Parfums de Marly Carlisle?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Borouj Perlador is a close match to Parfums de Marly Carlisle. Of 11 independent sources that compared them, 8 say it is near-identical or close, 2 say it is similar or inspired by it and 1 disagree. It appears on 2 community dupe lists. Carlisle costs $262.00 for 125 ml at MicroPerfumes ($2.10/ml); no shop in the US has a full bottle of Perlador in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Parfums de Marly
Carlisle
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Borouj
Perlador
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| Price | $223.88 125 ml | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $1.79 | - |
| Verdict | Close match of Carlisle | |
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| Warm spicy | ||
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| Rose | ||
| Resinous | ||
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| Buy | See prices | |
The evidence
- Say close 8
- Say similar or inspired by 2
- Disagree 1
Confidence: 81%. 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
While it smells similar and does perform well PDM Carlisle might last 2 whole days on clothes.
A Reddit comment, Aug 2023, 2 points
It's a clone of PDM Carlisle.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2023, 2 points
If you haven’t already tried it, Borouj makes a clone of PDM Carlisle called Perlador and it’s amazing as well and that one has great longevity.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2023, 2 points
Dumont Perlador clone of PDM Carlisle
A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 2 points
Perlador is a clone of PDM Carlisle with a twist.
A Reddit comment, Nov 2025, 2 points
More of an “inspired by” vs a clone.
A Reddit comment, Nov 2024, 1 point
¨I have the Cassius and the perlador….the perladour is much better.
A Reddit comment, Nov 2024, 1 point
Perlador is surprisingly good but smells nothing like Carlisle IMO.
A Reddit comment, May 2023, 1 point, disagrees
Community dupe lists
Lists Borouj Perlador as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
Lists Borouj Perlador as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
A community dupe list, Ultimate Clone Fragrance Spreadsheet (FitsByStick)
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.