2 clones found

01Fragrance WorldAlpha

Alpha

by Fragrance World

● Top pickHigh match

~$30–45

02Maison AlhambraIncense Ebony

Incense Ebony

by Maison Alhambra

Moderate match

~$18–25

Tom Ford Ébène Fumé (Private Blend, 2021, Rodrigo Flores-Roux) is a dry, meditative smoky-woody amber built on incense and palo santo cut by black pepper and violet leaf, over a leathered heart of labdanum, cade oil, papyrus and rose, resolving into resins, ebony and guaiac wood. Clone consensus is real but modest and concentrated in the cheaper Middle-Eastern houses rather than deep Reddit threads: the two names that recur across Fragrantica discussion, dupe blogs and YouTube/TikTok comparisons are Fragrance World 'Alpha' and Maison Alhambra 'Incense Ebony'. Alpha is the most frequently praised — repeatedly called 'almost spot on' and 'identical', though some note it misses a touch of the original's freshly-sawn warm pine in the drydown. Incense Ebony is the value pick, widely tagged as the best budget dupe. Confidence is moderate because the discussion leans on retailer/blog/social sources more than long-running r/fragrance threads, and both clones are relatively recent so long-term batch consistency isn't fully established.