8 alternatives ranked by how much of Herod’s actual note structure they share — not by opinion. The closest is Hercules by Maison Alhambra at 78%.
| # | Fragrance | House | Year | Note match | Shared notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hercules | Maison Alhambra | 2022 | 78% | Cedar, Cinnamon, Incense, Iso E Super, Labdanum, Musk, Osmanthus, Tobacco Leaf |
| 2 | The Lions Club - Majestueux | Armaf | — | 48% | Cedar, Cinnamon, Labdanum, Musk, Osmanthus, Vanilla, Vetiver |
| 3 | Radical Brown | Armaf | 2019 | 39% | Amber, Cedar, Cinnamon, Incense, Labdanum, Vetiver |
| 4 | Oud Al Shams | Rasasi | 2024 | 37% | Cinnamon, Incense, Musk, Osmanthus, Vanilla |
| 5 | Reverie Aqua | Zimaya | 2025 | 36% | Amber, Cinnamon, Labdanum, Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver |
| 6 | Spicy Amber | French Avenue | 2024 | 35% | Cedar, Incense, Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver |
| 7 | Signatures No II | Maison Alhambra | 2022 | 34% | Amber, Cinnamon, Incense, Vanilla, Vetiver |
| 8 | Heart | Armaf | 2024 | 34% | Amber, Labdanum, Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver |
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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