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What is Afnan Rare Carbon a dupe of?

Rare Carbon shares most of its note structure with Les Absolus d'Orient Santal Royal by Guerlain (45% match). Below are the designer and niche fragrances it most closely resembles, ranked by shared notes rather than by anyone’s opinion.

Closest designer matches

#FragranceHouseYearNote matchShared notes
1Les Absolus d'Orient Santal RoyalGuerlain201445%
Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cinnamon, Leather, Rose, Sandalwood
2Les Absolus d'Orient Santal Royal CollectorGuerlain201644%
Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cinnamon, Leather, Rose, Sandalwood
3Moon AoudMontale201143%
Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Leather, Rose, Sandalwood, Vetiver
4Alexandria II Extrait OilXerjoff201842%
Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cedar, Cinnamon, Rose, Sandalwood
5Dior Homme ParfumDior201442%
Agarwood (Oud), Cedar, Leather, Rose, Sandalwood
6Black PrestigiumMancera201542%
Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Leather, Rose, Violet

What Rare Carbon is built on

Top notes

LeatherViolet LeafNutmegCinnamon

Heart notes

VioletAgarwood (Oud)RoseCedar

Base notes

VetiverSandalwoodAmber

Full breakdown of Rare Carbon →

How this is worked out

Candidates are scored on shared notes (weighted so rare materials count for more than common ones like musk), how closely the base and heart match, and overall accord similarity. Nothing has been smelled side by side — this is a structural comparison of what these fragrances are made of. A high match means they are built from similar materials, not that they are indistinguishable on skin.

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