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The best Maison Alhambra dupes, ranked by note match

Maison Alhambra makes some of the cheapest convincing dupes going, often around $20 to $30. These are the ones that track their expensive originals most closely.

Maison Alhambra is the budget end of the dupe world, and better than the price suggests. Bottles run around $20 to $30, and the best of them share the exact notes that make an expensive original recognisable. Here are the closest matches in our data, ranked by note match.

A dupe shares key notes, it is never identical, and formulas change over time. Every match below is grounded in shared notes, not hype.

Maison Alhambra Barakkat Rouge 540: an 85% match for Baccarat Rouge 540

The famous one, and the cheapest convincing Baccarat Rouge 540 going. Barakkat Rouge 540 shares BR540s saffron, ambergris and cedar, that sweet, radiant, jammy-woody signature, for about $20 against $325.

Baccarat Rouge 540 dupe
Barakkat Rouge 540, $20, 85%
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Maison Alhambra Glacier Pour Homme: an 85% match for JPG Le Male

Glacier tracks Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male on mint, lavender and vanilla, the classic barbershop-sweet blue bottle, for $25 against $95.

JPG Le Male dupe
MA Glacier Pour Homme, $25, 85%
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Maison Alhambra Dark Door Intense: an 85% match for Dior Homme Intense

Dark Door Intense shares Dior Homme Intense's iris and lavender, the powdery, lipstick-iris signature, for $25 against $130.

Dior Homme Intense dupe
MA Dark Door Intense, $25, 85%
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Three more worth knowing

Maison Alhambra Narcotic Flower is an 86% match for Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique on peach, lychee and peony, for $30 against $245. Salvage Elixir tracks Dior Sauvage Elixir on cinnamon, nutmeg and lavender (86%) for $30 against $165. And Jorge Di Aqua shares Armani Acqua di Gios bergamot, sea notes and jasmine, the ultimate fresh-aquatic, for $30 against $100.

Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique dupe
MA Narcotic Flower, $30
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Dior Sauvage Elixir dupe
MA Salvage Elixir, $30
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Acqua di Gio dupe
MA Jorge Di Aqua, $30
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Every Maison Alhambra dupe in our database, and what it clones

13 Maison Alhambra fragrances paired to the designer or niche scent each one echoes, ranked by shared-note match. A dupe shares key notes, it is never identical.

Maison Alhambra dupeClones (tap for the breakdown)MatchPrice
The Artist No.1Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady86%$30
Salvage ElixirDior Sauvage Elixir86%$30
Narcotic FlowerEx Nihilo Fleur Narcotique86%$30
Barakkat Rouge 540Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 54085%$20
Dark Door IntenseDior Dior Homme Intense85%$25
Glacier Pour HommeJean Paul Gaultier Le Male85%$25
Kismet for WomenBy Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad85%$25
LéonieYves Saint Laurent Libre84%$25
Jorge Di AquaGiorgio Armani Acqua di Gio83%$30
Dark AoudTom Ford Oud Wood82%$30
Blue de ChanceChanel Bleu de Chanel82%$30
Extravagant LoverValentino Uomo Born in Roma Intense82%$30
Victoria Flower OrchidViktor & Rolf Flowerbomb80%$28
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The notes behind these: Lavender, Jasmine, Saffron, Cedar, Vanilla.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Maison Alhambra dupe?

By shared-note match, the closest in our data are Maison Alhambra The Artist No.1 (an 86% match for Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady), Salvage Elixir (86%, Dior Sauvage Elixir) and Narcotic Flower (86%, Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique). The most famous is Barakkat Rouge 540, an 85% match for MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 at about $20 against $325. The full ranked list is above.

Is Maison Alhambra a good dupe brand?

Yes, for the price. Maison Alhambra bottles run about $20 to $30, and its matches in our data sit between 80 and 86 percent on shared notes with far pricier designer and niche scents. A dupe shares notes, it is never identical, and fragrances reformulate over time, so treat each as a close relative rather than a carbon copy.

Which fragrances does Maison Alhambra dupe?

The table above pairs every Maison Alhambra fragrance in our database to the scent it echoes, from MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Tom Ford Oud Wood and Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady to Dior, Chanel, YSL and Jean Paul Gaultier, ranked by shared-note match with the price of each.

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