
Maison Alhambra
Best Frederic Malle The Night Dupe
Maison Alhambra The Artist No. 2 is a clone of Frederic Malle The Night, with a 78% accuracy score and about 90% cheaper than the original.
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The Artist No. 2 captures the smoky, resinous character of The Night's oud-amber base quite effectively, though the rose heart reads slightly softer and less distinctly Turkish in the clone. The overall woody-amber progression is faithful, but Maison Alhambra's interpretation lacks some of the original's sophisticated spice complexity and slightly diffuses the rose prominence that defines Frederic Malle's composition.
The clone's heart notes are less pronounced and lack the refined Turkish rose distinction of the original, while the base performs adequately but with slightly less depth and longevity. The top notes are somewhat different in character, leaning slightly more herbal in the clone versus the original's spicier opening.
What people who wear Maison Alhambra The Artist No. 2 report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.
“very similar to The Moon but obviously smells much lower quality and lacks performance. The opening of this fragrance has a photorealistic fecal smell reminiscent of animal poop. This does endup going away after a few minutes but it did throw me off quite a bit upon first impression. Im letting this one macerate for a month or two to see if anything changes. Right now it is a cheaper and poopier version of The Moon with very little lasting power.”
“Nice juice. Slightly smokey to my nose. Nice rose and saffron. Slight oud (if that's what's actually used) to my nose. Very pleasant and nice quality. Worth the price for sure compared to the scent that it clones (FM the Moon). Enjoy!”
“This is a pretty good cypriol-based floral oud. Cypriol has a problem. To some folks it smell like oud. To other people it smells like manure. It's an extremely sharp divide. If you can smell the cypriol fecal notes, you will loathe this. If not, you might enjoy it. I can't smell anything wrong with it, but my wife had an incredibly negative reaction. So on balance, it's not for me. Some people might like how you smell. Other will think you smell like a pig sty. That's not really what I'd like.Note: this is likely a clone of FM The Promise.”
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