Lalique Encre Noire dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Lalique Encre Noire is Maison Alhambra Anchor Black, named by 7 distinct people across 7 threads.
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Ranked alternatives
| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | Anchor Black Maison Alhambra “Anchor Black (Encre Noir) are fucking heavenly.”what reddit says ↓ |
| 7 voices · 7 threadsvery close | 100 |
What Reddit says
A sample of what people actually wrote, under the summary of it. The voice counts are the whole of the evidence behind a pairing; the quotes are a handful of the loudest, each one a link to the comment it came from.
Anchor BlackMaison Alhambra
7 voices · 7 threads
- Reddit users find the fragrance extremely close to Encre Noire, with some describing the drydown and overall scent as practically identical.
- Community feedback highlights that the dupe lasts longer than the original while costing significantly less.
- Some buyers recommend letting the bottle macerate to help the scent fully develop.
“The drydown is spot on to Encre Noire though. Going to let it macerate for a month and reevaluate. 3.3oz of the original online goes for like $28 which I just found out”
reddit ↗“I managed to find a dupe of it by Maison Alhambra - Anchor Black”
reddit ↗“Anchor Black (Encre Noir) are fucking heavenly.”
reddit ↗“Smell as good as og, cant find the difference except the dupe last longer. Cant wait to macerate it. The price is less than 1/3 of the og.”
reddit ↗“Anchor Black (Encre Noir) and Opulence Leather (Ombré Leather). Love at first sniff.”
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Also a dupe of
The originals people say this bottle imitates, counted the same way as everything else here: each line is the number of separate people who made that claim in a real Reddit thread.
| # | Original | Evidence | Also ranked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | sycomore edp Chanel “To my nose, it truly smells like a perfect dupe. Certainly perfect enough given the huge price difference.” | 7 voices · 6 threadsvery close | Best value |
| 02 | Hawas Black Rasasi “totally different, One is heavy in moss and other in vetiver . I have both and love them both” | 4 voices · 1 threaddifferent | — |
| 03 | Supremacy Noir Afnan “not even close” | 3 voices · 1 threaddifferent | — |
| 04 | Cowboy Grass D.S. & Durga “it’s too similar to Encre Noir for me to justify spending the kind of money for it.” | 2 voices · 1 threadvery close | — |
| 05 | Bleu de Chanel Chanel “does anyone else notice a strong similarity between the two on the dry down?” | 2 voices · 1 threadsimilar vibe | — |
| 06 | Vetiver EDT Guerlain “encre noire, small money big smell” | 2 voices · 1 threadsimilar vibe | — |