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Fragrances Similar to FRAGRANCE WORLD QAHWA
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is French Avenue Nabatieh, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Qahwa's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
Fragrance World Qahwa is built on warm spicy, coffee and amber. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Qahwa, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Qahwa's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
French Avenue · 2025NABATIEH
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (730)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, coffeeShared notes: Cedarwood, Dates, Cardamom, Coffee, Smoke - #2
Nabeel · 2022MAGHATEER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1088)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, smokyShared notes: Benzoin, Cardamom, Coffee, Labdanum - #3
Majda Bekkali · 2012FUSION SACRÉE OBSCUR
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (6978)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, coffeeShared notes: Benzoin, Cardamom, Coffee - #4
Nabeel · 2022AL BASHIQ
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1588)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, smokyShared notes: Benzoin, Cardamom, Labdanum - #5
Ralph Lauren · 2025POLO 67 EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4476)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, amberShared notes: Cedarwood, Benzoin, Cardamom - #6
Aromatix X French Avenue · 2025FORBIDDEN FRUIT
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2781)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, amberShared notes: Cedarwood, Benzoin, Cardamom - #7
Swiss Arabian · 2024SHAGHAF VANILLA TOFFEE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (6516)Shared accords: sweet, woody, coffee, amberShared notes: Benzoin, Dates, Coffee, Cardamom - #8
French Avenue · 20258TH WONDER
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.4 / 5 (323)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, amberShared notes: Benzoin, Dates, Cardamom, Labdanum - #9
Yves Saint Laurent · 1977OPIUM PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, smokyShared notes: Benzoin, Labdanum - #10
French Avenue · 2024FIERTE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (3598)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, smokyShared notes: Cedarwood, Benzoin - #11
Boadicea the Victorious · 20241907
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (3053)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, amberShared notes: Cedarwood, Benzoin - #12
Roja Dove · 2015SWEETIE AOUD
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (7536)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, amberShared notes: Cedarwood, Cardamom, Labdanum
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Qahwa in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Qahwa, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.