Is Alexandria UK Ebony Flame a dupe of Tom Ford Ébène Fumé?
Ébène Fumé EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2021 | Year | - |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Ebony Flame EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Ébène Fumé
- Ebony Flame
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Which Should You Buy?
A transcendent smoky wood fragrance, Ébène Fumé layers incense, palo santo, and dark resins into an aura of meditative luxury. Both contemplative and luxurious, it is Tom Ford at his most spiritual.
Ebony Flame is Alexandria UK's take on Tom Ford's Ebene Fume, chasing its incense-and-guaiac wood signature. It captures the smoky opening well but the leather and resin heart reads flatter and thinner, with the trail fading well before the original's polarizing but persistent dry-down.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
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Notes
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The smoky woods, resin, and incense are ideally suited for fall and winter, providing a cocooning, warming effect. It can work in spring's cooler days but is likely too heavy for high summer heat.
Occasions
Refined richness and moderate boldness make it excellent for formal settings and romantic evenings, but the smoky, opulent character is too assertive for office or sporty scenarios.
Seasons
Community season votes for Tom Ford Ébène Fumé, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.
Occasions
Wearers put Tom Ford Ébène Fumé, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 5 of its 8 notes, including Pepper, Incense, Leather
Adds amber and patchouli, drops cade and ebony
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