Best perfumes inspired by Amouage Guidance
1 affordable perfume inspired by Amouage Guidance that Fragrantica voters find similar to it, ranked by a Bayesian score that combines the rating and the number of votes (a 4.6 with 80 votes does not beat a 4.4 with 5,000). The original: 3.78 on Fragrantica (8,623 votes). Fragrantica page Typical price of the original: $360–407 per 100 ml.
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| # | Perfume | Score | Similarity | Typical price | Rating | Votes | Longevity | Sillage | Accords | ||
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| 1 |  | MahabNusuk · overall #167▲ beats the original | 4.27 | 82 % | $25–3293 % cheaper than the original | 4.39 | 324 | 4.3 | 3.3 | fruity · soft spicy · woody · powdery | See on Amazon |
Pros: Excellent alternative inspired by Amouage Guidance Cons: Unsafe blind buy; requires sampling first | |||||||||||
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How it works: data from Fragrantica (ratings, votes and the «This perfume reminds me of» yes/no votes). Score = (votes × rating + 1000 × 4.23) / (votes + 1000). Similarity = % of «yes». Typical price = today's US $ per 100 ml in US online shops (named, not linked); a rough guide, the Amazon price may differ. Updated 12/11/2026.