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Fragrances Similar to FRENCH AVENUE AMBER EMPIRE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is MAISON ASRAR Faris Al Arab, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Amber Empire'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.
If you love French Avenue Amber Empire, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Amber Empire, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Amber Empire'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
MAISON ASRAR · 2025FARIS AL ARAB
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (2750)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Cedarwood, Sugar Cane, Cashmere wood, Amber, Musk - #2
Gulf Orchid · 2024SWEET HEAVEN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (2049)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Tonka, Cashmere wood, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #3
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur · 2015AMBRE CASHMERE INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum - #4
Narcotica · 2024LOVE ME LATTE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (2929)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Tonka, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #5
Zimaya · 2026DAIMAN EDEN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (336)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum - #6
Maison Alhambra · 2022B.A.D. FEMME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (694)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Cashmere wood, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #7
Zimaya · 2025DAR ES SALAAM CPO
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (230)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum - #8
Frederic Malle · 2000MUSC RAVAGEUR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (51561)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #9
Bvlgari · 2004BLV NOTTE POUR FEMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4928)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum - #10
Franck Boclet · 2018EROTIC
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (2886)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, vanillaShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum - #11
Slava Zaitsev · 1992MAROUSSIA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (10989)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Fragrance Du Bois · 2016SANTAL COMPLET
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8027)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Musk, Sandalwood
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 Amber Empire 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 Amber Empire, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.