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Fragrances Similar to FRENCH AVENUE IGHWA BY NIGHT
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Maison Alhambra Signatures No II, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Ighwa By Night'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 Ighwa By Night, 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 Ighwa By Night, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Ighwa By Night'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 Alhambra · 2022SIGNATURES NO II
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (600)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamonShared notes: Vanilla, Tobacco, Vetiver, Nutmeg, Cinnamon - #2
Nabeel · 2022AL BASHIQ
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1588)Shared accords: sweet, woody, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Tobacco, Vetiver, Nutmeg, Cinnamon - #3
Armaf · 2023HUNTER KILLER MAN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (1317)Shared accords: woody, tobacco, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Tobacco, Pepper, Vetiver, Nutmeg - #4
Roja Dove · 2022MANHATTAN EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4230)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamonShared notes: Vanilla, Tobacco, Vetiver, Cinnamon - #5
Elizabeth Taylor · 1989PASSION FOR MEN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (2946)Shared accords: sweet, woody, cinnamon, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Nutmeg, Cinnamon - #6
Lattafa Perfumes · 2023OUD THAMEEN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (140)Shared accords: sweet, woody, cinnamon, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cinnamon, Labdanum - #7
Maison Alhambra · 2022HERCULES
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5094)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamonShared notes: Vanilla, Pepper, Vetiver, Cinnamon, Labdanum - #8
Hugo Boss · 2005BOSS SOUL
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (2988)Shared accords: sweet, cinnamon, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Pepper, Vetiver, Nutmeg, Cinnamon - #9
Amouage · 2021BOUNDLESS
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10972)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, aromaticShared notes: Tobacco, Papyrus, Vetiver - #10
The Spirit of Dubai · 2015MEYDAN
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (3176)Shared accords: woody, tobacco, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Tobacco, Vetiver, Nutmeg, Cinnamon - #11
Armaf · 2019RADICAL BROWN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2800)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamonShared notes: Tobacco, Pepper, Vetiver, Cinnamon, Labdanum - #12
Parfums de Marly · 2012HEROD
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (54716)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, cinnamonShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cinnamon, 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 Ighwa By Night 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 Ighwa By Night, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.