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Fragrances Similar to FRENCH AVENUE AFTER EFFECT
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Initio Parfums Prives Side Effect, sharing 6 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love After Effect'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.
French Avenue After Effect is built on warm spicy, tobacco and cinnamon. 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 After Effect, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share After Effect'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
Initio Parfums Prives · 2016SIDE EFFECT
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (59906)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon - #2
Givenchy · 2024L'INTERDIT ABSOLU
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (7473)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, white floral - #3
Penhaligon's · 2016ROARING RADCLIFF
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (6161)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon - #4
PARIS CORNER · 2025FARAH
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (1235)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon - #5
Fragrance World · 2023AFTERMATH
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (425)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon - #6
Maison Martin Margiela · 2013JAZZ CLUB
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (96720)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, rum - #7
Dolce&Gabbana · 2015THE ONE FOR MEN EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (73652)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, white floral - #8
Mancera · 2017RED TOBACCO
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (62883)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon - #9
Parfums de Marly · 2012HEROD
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (54716)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon - #10
Dolce&Gabbana · 2008THE ONE FOR MEN
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (49655)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, white floral - #11
Bvlgari · 2014BVLGARI MAN IN BLACK
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (46676)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, rum - #12
Burberry · 2006LONDON FOR MEN
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (41694)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamon
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 After Effect 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 After Effect, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.