3 clones found

01BentleyMomentum Intense

Momentum Intense

by Bentley

● Top pickHigh match

~$30–45

02Pal ZileriUomo

Uomo

by Pal Zileri

High match

~$25–40

03ArmafExcellus Men

Excellus Men

by Armaf

Moderate match

~$20–35

CH Men (Carolina Herrera, 2009) is a warm, slightly sweet woody-leather with a fresh citrus-bergamot/grapefruit opening, a spicy saffron-nutmeg heart and a suede-leather, sugar/praline, cedar-and-amber base — an easy, versatile, semi-gourmand leather whose main weakness is soft-to-moderate performance (the vintage batches are widely considered richer than newer ones). It has a well-established clone consensus centered on two designer 'clones' and one Middle-Eastern option. Bentley Momentum Intense is the single most-cited pick, repeatedly called a 90–95% CH Men match with noticeably better longevity and projection; Pal Zileri Uomo is the other long-standing favorite, described as very close (a touch sweeter) with stronger sillage and longevity; Armaf Excellus Men is the budget option at roughly 80%, pleasant but sharing (or worsening) the original's weak, EDT-level performance. Confidence is solid across multiple independent Fragrantica and Basenotes threads plus side-by-side video comparisons, tempered slightly by the CH Men vintage-vs-current reformulation variable that shifts which clone reads 'closest.'