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Fragrances Similar to MAISON ALHAMBRA THE TUX
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Новая Заря (The New Dawn) La Belle de Russie, sharing 9 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Tux'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 The Tux is built on patchouli, warm spicy and vanilla. 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 The Tux, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share The Tux'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
Новая Заря (The New Dawn) · 1980LA BELLE DE RUSSIE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7688)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, floral - #2
S.T. Dupont · 2002ESSENCE PURE POUR FEMME
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3183)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, floral - #3
Tom Ford · 2006BLACK ORCHID
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (114508)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, floral - #4
Dior · 2012MISS DIOR LE PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (11189)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #5
Prada · 2011PRADA AMBER POUR HOMME INTENSE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (9699)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #6
Jessica Simpson · 2010FANCY NIGHTS
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (8797)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #7
Reminiscence · 1970PATCHOULI
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8291)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #8
Penhaligon's · 2019CAIRO
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (7621)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #9
Новая Заря (The New Dawn)PATCHOULI MAGIQUE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7430)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #10
Elie Saab · 2019LE PARFUM ROYAL
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7112)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic - #11
Zara · 2018ZARA FEMME 2018
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7005)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, balsamic - #12
Montale · 2006PATCHOULI LEAVES
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (6793)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, balsamic
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 The Tux 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 The Tux, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.