The Parfums de Marly Layton Dupe: Al Haramain Detour Noir, Checked Against the Notes

By Mahdi MST · Updated 2026-10-16 · 7 min read

The bottles come in different sizes, so every sum in this guide is per millilitre. What follows is who makes the claim, what the lists share and where they part, how the Layton flankers map to their own clones, and how to test the pair before spending either amount.

What is Al Haramain Detour Noir a dupe of?

Al Haramain Detour Noir is a dupe of Parfums de Marly Layton, according to Melissa Jane Lee's Al Haramain dupes list, which prints "Détour Noir = Parfums de Marly Layton", and Accord Twin lists the same pairing. Detour Noir is an eau de parfum sold as unisex, and on 2026-09-30 FragranceX listed the 3.4 oz bottle, 100 ml, at $27.46.

Layton is a Parfums de Marly eau de parfum, and on the same day Jomashop sold the 4.2 oz bottle, 125 ml, at $360, which it showed as 10% off its list price. Sephora, Luckyscent and FragranceX did not sell the original when Accord Twin looked, and the brand's own shop showed euros from where it was read, so Jomashop's discounted figure is the US price used here.

The claim comes from a reviewer, not from Al Haramain, and no source read gives the pair an accuracy score.

Do Detour Noir and Layton really share the same notes?

Detour Noir and Layton share three listed notes, jasmine, geranium and patchouli, out of lists of 7 and 12. The corpus records Layton with lavender, apple and mandarin at the top, violet, jasmine and geranium in the heart, and guaiac wood, patchouli, sandalwood, cardamom, vanilla and pepper in the base.

FragranceX describes Detour Noir with bergamot and grapefruit, then spice with jasmine and geranium, over cedar, amber and patchouli.

The notes Layton is best known for on paper, apple, lavender, cardamom and vanilla, are not on the Detour Noir description. That is the gap a test has to check.

How common are the notes Layton and Detour Noir share?

The three shared notes are common ones, and the Layton notes the clone lacks are what set the original apart: across the Accord Twin corpus of 107,044 perfumes, jasmine appears on 23,854, patchouli on 21,085 and geranium on 5,943, while guaiac wood appears on 1,605 and apple on 3,022.

Apple is usually described as crisp and sweet, lavender as herbal and clean, cardamom as cool and spicy, and guaiac wood as smoky and dry. Jasmine is usually described as rich and floral and patchouli as earthy. These are descriptions of the materials as brands list them, not measurements of either bottle.

So the lists share a floral-earthy core and part at the apple-lavender opening and the vanilla-guaiac base. The guide to woody fragrances covers the family guaiac wood belongs to, and the guide to vanilla in perfume covers the base note Layton lists and the clone does not.

How long do Layton and Detour Noir last?

No source read for this guide gives a wear time for Layton or for Detour Noir, so Accord Twin cannot say which one lasts longer. The Accord Twin list records a wear figure only where a published one exists, and both rows are blank.

The corpus rates Layton's longevity as long from 551 votes, which is a vote summary rather than an hour figure. Detour Noir has no longevity votes in the corpus at all.

Both bottles are eaux de parfum, and on the Accord Twin list the 24 eaux de parfum that carry a wear figure run from around 5 to 9 hours. That sets a loose expectation, not a promise. The guide to EDT, EDP and parfum explains what the label does and does not buy, and the testing section below shows how to compare the two on your own skin in a single day. Those 24 eaux de parfum sit inside the wider ranking of the longest-lasting perfumes, ordered by hours.

Is Detour Noir a dupe of Layton or of Layton Exclusif?

Detour Noir is claimed as a dupe of the original Parfums de Marly Layton, and the same list files a separate bottle, Détour Noir Exclusif, against Layton Exclusif. Melissa Jane Lee's Al Haramain list prints both lines, one under the other.

The version is part of the name.

Layton, Layton Exclusif and Layton Royal Essence are different fragrances with different note lists, and FragranceX sells the two flankers but not the original Layton.

So anyone chasing Layton Exclusif should look at Détour Noir Exclusif, not at the bottle priced on this page, and anyone buying Detour Noir should check the listing does not say Exclusif or Intense. FragranceX also sells a Detour Noir Intense, a third bottle that no source read for this guide pairs with any Layton. Read the full product name before comparing prices.

Where does the $2.61 a millilitre go?

The $2.61 a millilitre is the gap between Layton at $2.88 per millilitre and Detour Noir at 27 cents, and no source read for this guide says what it pays for. The sticker prices cannot be subtracted directly, because Layton is sold here in 125 ml and the clone in 100 ml, so the fair comparison is per millilitre: Layton costs about 10 times as much for the same volume.

What is known is short. Layton is a Parfums de Marly bottle, priced here at a discounter's sale, while the Detour Noir figure is also a discounter's listing. Layton lists apple, lavender, cardamom, guaiac wood and vanilla, which the Detour Noir description does not.

What is not known is longer: the cost of either formula, the grade of any material, and how much of each price is bottle, brand and distribution. The guide to niche versus designer fragrance sets out what a price gap can and cannot be shown to buy.

Should you choose Detour Noir if you want the apple and lavender of Layton?

Buy Detour Noir if you want an inexpensive floral-woody bottle at $27.46 for 100 ml and accept that its description does not promise Layton's apple and lavender; buy Layton if that apple-lavender opening and vanilla base are the reason you want it. The split follows the lists, and the lists are all Accord Twin has.

The Detour Noir description leads with bergamot and grapefruit and closes on cedar and amber, which may read fresher and drier than Layton on paper. Anyone who loves Layton for its sweet, spicy warmth should weigh that before buying.

And anyone who has never worn Layton should not buy either bottle blind. Three shared notes out of twelve is a thin match, and a reviewer's one-line claim with no method behind it is not a guarantee. The next section is the low-cost way to find out which bottle suits you, before either price is paid.

How do you test Layton and Detour Noir without buying both?

Start with a sample or decant of Layton, not a full bottle, and wear it for a full day before deciding whether Detour Noir is worth trying against it. A small decant costs a fraction of $360 and tells you whether you like the original at all.

Then test Detour Noir on the other wrist, on the same day, so the two meet the same skin, weather and hours. Compare them at the start, where Layton lists apple and lavender and the clone lists citrus, and again a few hours in, where Layton lists vanilla and guaiac wood.

If the clone reads as a different perfume on you, the missing apple and vanilla are the likely reason, and the saving no longer applies. The guide to perfume decants explains how to buy small amounts safely, and when a cheap full bottle is the better test than a decant.

What is the best Parfums de Marly Layton clone?

Al Haramain Detour Noir is the Parfums de Marly Layton clone Accord Twin can price with a published claim behind it, at $27.46 for 100 ml. The other claimed clone, Maison Alhambra Leyden, appears on Melissa Jane Lee's Maison Alhambra list as "Leyden = Parfums de Marly Layton".

Accord Twin could not find Leyden on sale at FragranceX, FragranceNet or Luckyscent on 2026-09-30, so it holds no checked US price for it and cannot compare it with Detour Noir here.

Neither clone has a published accuracy score on the pages Accord Twin reads, so there is no number to rank them by. Calling one the best would need a comparison nobody has published. Readers who want other options can describe the smell they want to Accord Twin, which names three bottles at three prices and says plainly when no source claims a dupe.

What can this comparison not tell you?

Accord Twin cannot tell you whether Detour Noir smells like Layton on your skin, because it has not smelled either bottle and the lists share only three notes. Everything on this page comes from named sources read on 2026-09-30: Melissa Jane Lee for the claims, Jomashop and FragranceX for the prices, and the corpus and FragranceX for the notes.

Prices move, and a sale price moves faster than most. If a shop shows something different today, trust the shop.

The page also cannot give a wear time for either bottle, since no source publishes one, and the Detour Noir notes come from a shop description rather than a pyramid. What it can do is show the claim, the evidence and the gap in plain numbers, so the sample you buy is an informed test.

Prices here are the figures Accord Twin lists, last checked September 2026. They are a reference for comparing bottles, not one shop's till: the same bottle moves with size and retailer, so check the shop before buying.