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Fragrances Similar to MAISON ALHAMBRA ENCODE BLUE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Montblanc Explorer Ultra Blue, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Encode Blue'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.
Maison Alhambra Encode Blue is built on marine, citrus 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 Encode Blue, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Encode Blue'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
Montblanc · 2021EXPLORER ULTRA BLUE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (7938)Shared accords: woody, fruity, marine, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Exotic Fruits, Pink Pepper, Ambergris, Woodsy Notes - #2
Armaf · 2024CLUB DE NUIT INTENSE MAN LIMITED EDITION PARFUM 2024
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (1863)Shared accords: woody, fruity, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Ambergris - #3
Armaf · 2021CLUB DE NUIT INTENSE MAN LIMITED EDITION PARFUM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (14596)Shared accords: woody, fruity, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Ambergris - #4
Puredistance · 2010PUREDISTANCE M NO. 03
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4087)Shared accords: woody, animalic, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Patchouli, Woodsy Notes - #5
Creed · 2000TABAROME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (6007)Shared accords: woody, fruity, animalic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Patchouli, Ambergris - #6
Rasasi · 2013RUMZ AL RASASI 9325 POUR LUI
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4513)Shared accords: woody, fruity, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Patchouli, Ambergris - #7
Roja Dove · 2012FETISH POUR HOMME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4238)Shared accords: woody, animalic, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Patchouli, Ambergris - #8
Roja Dove · 2023ISOLA BLU
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9212)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Ambergris - #9
Maison Alhambra · 2022VICTORIOSO
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (971)Shared accords: woody, animalic, marine, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Marine notes, Patchouli, Ambergris - #10
Unique'e Luxury · 2019AKDENIZ
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4131)Shared accords: woody, fruity, animalic, marineShared notes: Leather, Patchouli - #11
Philipp Plein Parfums · 2020NO LIMIT$
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (8315)Shared accords: woody, animalic, fresh spicy, leatherShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Patchouli, Woodsy Notes - #12
Ralph Lauren · 2016POLO BLUE EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (12351)Shared accords: woody, marine, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Woodsy Notes
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 Encode Blue 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 Encode Blue, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.