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Fragrances Similar to MAISON ALHAMBRA ROMAN LEATHER
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Kouros, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Roman Leather'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 Roman Leather, 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 Roman Leather, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Roman Leather'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
Yves Saint Laurent · 1981KOUROS
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (29052)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk, Honey - #2
Givenchy · 1974GENTLEMAN (1974)
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10960)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk, Honey - #3
Parfums de Marly · 2010GODOLPHIN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (12100)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #4
Chanel · 2007LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL CUIR DE RUSSIE 1924
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4756)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #5
Balenciaga · 1989RUMBA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (3632)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Leather, Amber, Musk, Honey - #6
Nabeel · 2022AL BASHIQ
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1588)Shared accords: sweet, woody, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #7
Grès · 1959CABOCHARD
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11967)Shared accords: sweet, woody, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #8
Emanuel Ungaro · 1983DIVA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (11112)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthyShared notes: Vetiver, Amber, Musk, Honey - #9
Clive Christian · 2021JUMP UP AND KISS ME HEDONISTIC (2021)
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9999)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #10
Cartier · 1981MUST DE CARTIER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (9763)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalicShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #11
Juicy Couture · 2008DIRTY ENGLISH FOR MEN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7601)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, Musk - #12
Frederic Malle · 2022UNCUT GEM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (4798)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Vetiver, Amber, 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 Roman Leather 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 Roman Leather, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.