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Fragrances Similar to FRENCH AVENUE SULTAN THE FOUNDER
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Nabeel Irth, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Sultan The Founder'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 Sultan The Founder is built on musky, amber and woody. 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 Sultan The Founder, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Sultan The Founder'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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Nabeel · 2023IRTH
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (1290)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, oudShared notes: Civet, Moss, Patchouli, Oud, Labdanum - #2
Roja DoveDIAGHILEV
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9974)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Civet, Patchouli, Labdanum - #3
CoSTUME NATIONAL · 200721
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5786)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, amberShared notes: Amberwood, Cashmere wood, Patchouli, Labdanum - #4
The Spirit of Dubai · 2019TURATH
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5032)Shared accords: woody, animalic, oud, amberShared notes: Civet, Moss, Patchouli, Labdanum - #5
Juliette Has A Gun · 2009CALAMITY J.
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4378)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, amberShared notes: Civet, Patchouli, Labdanum - #6
Franck Boclet · 2018EROTIC
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (2886)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, amberShared notes: Civet, Patchouli, Labdanum - #7
Heretic Parfum · 2024NOSFERATU
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (10006)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Ambrette, Oud, Labdanum - #8
Byredo · 2008ROSE NOIR
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7040)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, floralShared notes: Moss, Patchouli, Labdanum - #9
Cartier · 1986PANTHERE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3985)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, floralShared notes: Civet, Patchouli, Labdanum - #10
Rogue Perfumery · 2017CHYPRE-SIAM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3759)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Civet - #11
Fragrance World · 2023DIVIN AOUD
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (234)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Civet, Patchouli, Oud - #12
Roja Dove · 2019SCANDAL POUR HOMME PARFUM COLOGNE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4363)Shared accords: woody, earthy, mossy, amberShared notes: Cashmere wood, Moss, Patchouli, 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 Sultan The Founder 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 Sultan The Founder, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.