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Fragrances Similar to MAISON ALHAMBRA HERCULES
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Parfums de Marly Herod, sharing 10 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Hercules'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 Maison Alhambra Hercules, 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 Hercules, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Hercules'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
Parfums de Marly · 2012HEROD
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (54716)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Iso E Super, Incense, Cedar - #2
Frederic Malle · 2000MUSC RAVAGEUR
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (51561)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Cedar, Musk, Cinnamon, Osmanthus - #3
Dior · 1990POISON ESPRIT DE PARFUM
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.6 / 5 (4289)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Pepper, Vetiver, Incense, Cedar - #4
Fragrance Du Bois · 2020MINUIT ET DEMI
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8715)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk, Cinnamon - #5
CoSTUME NATIONAL · 200721
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5786)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk, Labdanum - #6
Roja Dove · 2022MANHATTAN EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4230)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk, Cinnamon - #7
L'ErbolarioMEHARÉES
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9297)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Cedar, Musk, Cinnamon - #8
Zoologist Perfumes · 2017CAMEL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (10069)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense, Cedar, Musk - #9
Jean Desprez · 1962BAL À VERSAILLES
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (11413)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk - #10
Maison Alhambra · 2022SIGNATURES NO II
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (600)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense, Cinnamon - #11
Clive Christian · 2022BLONDE AMBER
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.6 / 5 (20689)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk, Osmanthus - #12
Vertus · 2015VANILLA OUD
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3985)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk
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 Hercules 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 Hercules, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.