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Fragrances Similar to MAISON ALHAMBRA MINERVA
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Fragrance World Marjan, sharing 9 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Minerva'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 Minerva is built on white floral, woody and tuberose. 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 Minerva, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Minerva'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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Fragrance World · 2023MARJAN
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (174)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, white floralShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, White Musk, Agave - #2
By Kilian · 2015VOULEZ-VOUS COUCHER AVEC MOI
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (9568)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood - #3
M. Micallef · 2002WATCH
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (5305)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, White Musk, Mandarin orange, Ylang-Ylang - #4
Giorgio Beverly Hills · 1981GIORGIO
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (10726)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang - #5
Giorgio Armani · 1992GIÒ
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5498)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, animalicShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang - #6
Avon · 1995RARE GOLD
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (5426)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Ylang-Ylang - #7
Montale · 2015ORANGE FLOWERS
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (3113)Shared accords: sweet, woody, animalic, citrusShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, White Musk, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #8
The Merchant of Venice · 2019IMPERIAL EMERALD
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (2927)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, White Musk, Mandarin orange - #9
Guerlain · 2000MAHORA
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (7140)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, greenShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood - #10
Kenzo · 1993KASHAYA
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (3686)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, white floralShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #11
Xerjoff · 2018JTC 400
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5370)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang - #12
Jacques Fath · 1993FATH DE FATH (1993)
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3514)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, greenShared notes: Tuberose, Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Mandarin orange, Cedar
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 Minerva 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 Minerva, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.