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Fragrances Similar to FRANCESCA BIANCHI BYZANTINE AMBER
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is L'Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numero 10, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Byzantine Amber'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.
Francesca Bianchi Byzantine Amber is built on amber, warm spicy and balsamic. 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 Byzantine Amber, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Byzantine Amber's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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L'Artisan Parfumeur · 2011MON NUMERO 10
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (3922)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Incense, Geranium - #2
Roja Dove · 2015PARFUM DE LA NUIT NO 3
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.6 / 5 (3684)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Incense, Styrax - #3
Nabeel · 2022AL BASHIQ
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (1588)Shared accords: balsamic, leather, smoky, amberShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Incense, Geranium - #4
Amouage · 2019OVERTURE MAN
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (12919)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Incense, Geranium, Cinnamon - #5
Franck Boclet · 2018EROTIC
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (2886)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Incense, Labdanum - #6
PARIS CORNER · 2022OVERDOSE KILLER OUD
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (195)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Incense, Geranium, Cinnamon - #7
The Spirit of Dubai · 2019TURATH
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (5032)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, smoky, amberShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Incense, Ambergris, Cinnamon - #8
Roja Dove · 2012FETISH POUR HOMME
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (4238)Shared accords: animalic, leather, smoky, amberShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Ambergris, Cinnamon - #9
Guerlain · 1925SHALIMAR EAU DE COLOGNE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5161)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Incense - #10
Miller Harris · 2016ÉTUI NOIR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (2915)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Incense, Styrax, Labdanum - #11
Amouage · 2013FATE WOMAN
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (10255)Shared accords: balsamic, leather, smoky, amberShared notes: Leather, Benzoin, Bergamot, Incense, Cinnamon - #12
Orto Parisi · 2021CUOIUM
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (17951)Shared accords: animalic, balsamic, leather, smokyShared notes: Leather, Incense, 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 Byzantine Amber 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 Byzantine Amber, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.