8 alternatives ranked by how much of Shem’s actual note structure they share — not by opinion. The closest is Sultry Woods by French Avenue at 74%.
| # | Fragrance | House | Year | Note match | Shared notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sultry Woods | French Avenue | 2024 | 74% | Amber, Cardamom, Geranium, Leather, Osmanthus, Turkish Rose, Vetiver, elemi |
| 2 | Ishq | Swiss Arabian | 2020 | 39% | Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Leather, Turkish Rose |
| 3 | Identity Rose & Leather | PARIS CORNER | 2021 | 38% | Geranium, Leather, Vetiver |
| 4 | Amber Oud Black Edition | Al Haramain Perfumes | 2023 | 34% | Amber, Cardamom, Leather, Vetiver |
| 5 | Exclusif Oud | Maison Alhambra | 2022 | 34% | Amber, Cardamom, Leather, Vetiver |
| 6 | Noirè Absolu | Arabiyat Prestige | 2026 | 33% | Amber, Leather, Vetiver |
| 7 | Afro Leather | Maison Alhambra | 2024 | 32% | Cardamom, Geranium, Leather, Vetiver |
| 8 | Extreme 5.0 | Zara | 2020 | 32% | Amber, Geranium, Leather |
Each candidate is scored on three things: how many notes it shares with the original (weighted so rare materials count for more than common ones like musk), how closely the base and heart match — the part that determines the drydown — and how similar the overall accord profile is. Nothing here is based on marketing claims or on anyone’s opinion, and nothing has been smelled side by side. It is a structural comparison of what these fragrances are made of, which is a strong guide but not a guarantee of how they wear.
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