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Le Labo · 2010 · EDPUnisex

Another 13dupes in Australia

Unisex — worn across the aisle

up to 91% less per mlinspired-by alternatives from $35

Desk-matched · hops to Australian shops

Top desk scoreJalù Olivia’s Elixir4.4desk score

Jalù$70

$1.40/ml · 50 ml

Compare 2 inspired-by alternatives

A skin-scent built from Ambroxan and Iso E Super. Some noses get nothing; everyone else gets 'you smell expensive'.

Designer: $369
Size: 50 ml
Wear (desk est.): 8h
Sillage (desk est.): intimate

Top: Ambroxan, Jasmine
Heart: Moss, Ambrette
Base: Iso E Super, Musk

What it inspired

2 inspired-by alternatives

Independent fragrances made to evoke Another 13 — not the original, and not made by Le Labo. Match percentages are desk estimates.

Highest desk score first; where scores tie, houses we work with come first, then the desk's match estimate (best value: match and per-ml saving). Desk scores and match bands are this desk's own estimates — not customer reviews, not lab tests. Sold-out bottles sit last. How we rank

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#1JalùBexley, SydneyUnisex

Olivia’s Elixir

85–89% match · desk estimate81% less per mlValue 83/100

4.4desk score

Inspired by Le Labo Another 13

Skin-scent Ambroxan — know the original

Extrait · 50 ml

Top: Pear, Apple, Citruses
Heart: Amyl Salicylate, Moss, Jasmine
Base: Iso E Super, Cetalox, Helvetolide, Ambrettolide

Notes as listed by Jalù

Jalù$70

$1.40/ml · 50 ml

#2Palermo PerfumesAustralia — 70+ storesUnisex

M585

70–74% match · desk estimate91% less per mlValue 81/100

3.2desk score

Inspired by Le Labo Another 13

A gamble — Ambroxan is hard to clone cheap

EDP · 50 ml

Top: Pear, Apple, Citruses
Heart: Amyl Salicylate, Moss, Jasmine
Base: Iso E Super, Cetalox, Ambrettolide, Helvetolide

Notes as listed by Palermo Perfumes

Palermo$35

$0.70/ml · 50 ml

How to wear it

Another 13 is a skin scent

Match the spray to the sillage — less than you think, in Australian heat.

When: On clean skin, five minutes before you leave the house.
Where: Inner elbow, hair, behind the knees.
Sprays: 2–3, close

Clean, cool skin
Moisturise first if you can — unscented. Perfume clings to oil better than to dry winter skin.
Closer than you think
Ambroxan and Iso E Super are meant to live on skin, not in a room. Inner elbow, behind the knees, a pass through the hair. If people only notice when they hug you, it is working.
Hair and throat
Rose and peony bloom in hair; tuberose is a two-spray perfume. Keep it off the pulse if you work close to other people.
Do not rub
Never grind your wrists together. You crush the top notes and flatten the dry-down. Spray, wait, dress.
Two sprays, then stop
Beast sillage in a Perth summer is a public event. Chest and nape. If you can still smell it at arm’s length after twenty minutes, you are done.

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Apothecary labels, city exclusives, and a Sydney counter. Santal 33 and Another 13 are the two formulas every Australian dupe house keeps on the bench.

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