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Fragrances Similar to FRENCH AVENUE LEO
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Maison Alhambra B.A.D. Femme, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Leo'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.
Looking for fragrances similar to French Avenue Leo? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its powdery, woody and citrus profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Leo, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Leo'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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Maison Alhambra · 2022B.A.D. FEMME
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (694)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #2
Joop! · 1987JOOP! FEMME
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (7630)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #3
Benetton · 1997BENETTON HOT
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (4135)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrusShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #4
French Avenue · 2025RAVINE GINGER
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (1204)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Cashmeran, Bergamot, Amber, Musk - #5
Armaf · 2022NOMAD POUR HOMME
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (735)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Black Pepper, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar - #6
Frederic Malle · 2000MUSC RAVAGEUR
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (51561)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #7
Versace · 1994BLUE JEANS
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (36645)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #8
Calvin Klein · 1996CK BE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (24955)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #9
Paloma Picasso · 1992MINOTAURE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (7544)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk - #10
Liz Claiborne · 1996CURVE FOR MEN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7123)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #11
BORNTOSTANDOUT® · 2023DRUNK LOVERS
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (6736)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Bergamot, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Giorgio Armani · 1998EMPORIO ARMANI LUI
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5145)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, 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 Leo 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 Leo, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.