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Designer / Mugler / Alien / EDP

Smells like Mugler Alien. USD 32 instead of 185

4 bottles the community rates close to Alien, 83 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. amber, fresh, floral, for women.

Main accords

The chart every fragrance forum reads. Longest bar, strongest accord.

Notes

Black means Dossier Ambery Cedarwood shares the note.

Top

  • Jasmine Sambac

Heart

  • Cashmeran

Base

  • Amber

The 4 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Dossier Ambery Cedarwood, the bottle
Ambery Cedarwood
Dossier, 50 ml
76similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 1 of 3 notes
USD 32185
83% less, typical price
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Where it differs: On paper it lists cedarwood and jasmine that the original does not, and does not list the original's jasmine sambac or cashmeran.

No. 2
Splendid Bronze
Zara
71similar, reported by several owners, a close alternative
No accord data yet for this bottle.
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: No published difference found yet; compare opening and longevity on skin.

No. 4
Royal Fressia
Zara
62similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
No accord data yet for this bottle.
notes not published by the house
price varies
live price on Amazon
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Where it differs: No published difference found yet; compare opening and longevity on skin.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Dossier Ambery Cedarwood
Mugler Alien
USD 185, 90 ml
Dossier Ambery Cedarwood, the bottle
Dossier Ambery Cedarwood
USD 32, 50 ml
76 similar. On paper it lists cedarwood and jasmine that the original does not, and does not list the original's jasmine sambac or cashmeran, 83 percent less.