Is Armaf The Lion's Club Rugir a dupe of Parfums de Marly Layton?

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

Armaf The Lion's Club Rugir is a close match to Parfums de Marly Layton. Of 17 independent sources that compared them, 16 say it is near-identical or close, 1 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. The Lion's Club Rugir costs CA$47.99 for 100 ml at Fragrance Cart (CA$0.48/ml); Layton costs $400.00 for 125 ml at Luckyscent ($3.20/ml), so the alternative costs 89% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 27, 2026.

Accords
	Parfums de Marly Layton	Armaf The Lion's Club Rugir
Price	$260 75 ml	$34.22 100 ml
Per ml	$3.47	$0.34
Verdict		Close match of Layton
Woody
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Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Apple Lavender Bergamot Citrus	Apple Lavender Mandarin orange Bergamot
Heart notes	Geranium Violet Jasmine	Geranium Violet Jasmine
Base notes	Vanilla Cardamom Sandalwood Pepper Guaiac wood Patchouli Coumarin Smoky woods Amber	Vanilla Cardamom Guaiac wood Amber sandalwood Pink pepper Patchouli
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

17 independent sources: 16 on Reddit, 1 from the maker

Say near-identical 1
Say close 15
Say similar or inspired by 1

When people said it: 32 in the last two years

Confidence: 83%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works

The maker

An oriental-floral with apple-lavender freshness — inspired by Parfums de Marly Layton. Opening with Apple

The maker's product page

In their words 9

Rugir - another Layton clone.

A Reddit post, Jan 2025, 55 points
Royal Bleu and Xclusive Oud Bleu and In my Dreams and Rugir there are quite a lot good Layton Clones 👍

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 8 points
Rugir from Armaf’s Lions Club line is a PDM Layton dupe and perhaps one of the best ones i’ve tried.

A Reddit post, Feb 2025, 3 points
I love Detour Noir and its been with me a while, but ive moved onto Armaf Lions Club Rugir for a Layton clone bc its a lot closer to OG and smells much more refined/smooth - so if you can get your hands on that Id definitely go for it (or The Woods Collection Dusk if not Rugir)

A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 2 points
It DEFINITELY gets the job done and if you compare them side by side they eventually become indistinguishable after about an hour or so with Layton is deeper / darker / a little more rich and Rugir being lighter / fresher.

A Reddit comment, Sep 2025, 2 points
lions club rugir to my smelly literally 1to1 to PDM layton .

A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 2 points
I've heard good things about armaf the lion's club rugir as a layton alternative but I haven't tried it.

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 2 points
Ah no worries I really liked detour noir and ran out and wanted to get rugir I heard it's the best clone of Layton but it's significantly more expensive than detour in the UK so ideally wanted to sample it or get the opinion of others

A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 1 point
I've mentioned it on the list, the most complimented is Armaf Rugir, a Layton clone.

A Reddit comment, Oct 2026, 1 point

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Among the alternatives to Layton

Layton and its 22 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.