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the one you wantClive Christian X MasculineUSD 375, 50 ml
USD 375USD 110
71% less
All 3 matches, ranked
smells like it, for lessAlexandria Fragrances MonarchUSD 110

Smells like Clive Christian X Masculine.

3 bottles the community rates close to X Masculine, 71 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. warm spicy, woody, amber, for men.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Clive Christian X Masculine5 accords
4of 5 accords shared, 80%
Alexandria Fragrances Monarch4 accords
not listed

Notes of X Masculine

What Clive Christian publishes. Black means Alexandria Fragrances Monarch shares the note.

Top

  • ginger
  • pink pepper
  • juniper
  • bergamot
  • cardamom

Heart

  • orris butter
  • pimento
  • jasmine sambac
  • rose
  • cinnamon

Base

  • amber
  • vetiver
  • oakmoss
  • cedarwood
  • vanilla

Notes of Monarch

What Alexandria Fragrances publishes. Black means X Masculine shares the note.

Base

  • amber
  • oakmoss
  • vanilla
  • vetiver
  • cedar

The 3 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
Monarch
Alexandria Fragrances, Extrait
86similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 4 of 15 notes
USD 110375
71% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Monarch is marketed as inspired by X and keeps the amber, oakmoss, vanilla and cedar base at extrait strength; the orris-spice heart is less refined.

Buy X Masculine ifYou want the buttery orris and pimento heart in full detail.
Buy Monarch ifYou want the spicy amber-oakmoss trail for under a third of the price.
No. 2
Anonyme X
The Dua Brand, EDP, 34 ml
78similar, reported by a few owners, inspired by it
shares 3 of 15 notes
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Where it differs: Anonyme X adds red chili and incense to the cinnamon, cedar and oakmoss, so it is smokier and hotter than the smoother orris-vanilla Clive Christian.

Buy X Masculine ifYou want a smooth, powdery orris-vanilla finish.
Buy Anonyme X ifYou want the spice turned up with a smoky edge.
No. 3
Bel Ami
Hermès, EDT
58similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
notes not published by the house
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Where it differs: Bel Ami shares the spiced, classic masculine feel but leans much more leathery and dry, with far less of X's sweet amber and vanilla.

Buy X Masculine ifYou want a sweet, ambery spice bomb.
Buy Bel Ami ifYou prefer a dry, leathery classic gentleman's scent.

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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 Alexandria Fragrances Monarch
Clive Christian X Masculine
USD 375, 50 ml
Alexandria Fragrances Monarch
USD 110
86 similar, 71 percent less. Monarch is marketed as inspired by X and keeps the amber, oakmoss, vanilla and cedar base at extrait strength; the orris-spice heart is less refined.

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