Dupe review · French Avenue
Spectre
Spectre is French Avenue's answer to Matière Première Falcon Leather.
- Smells like
- Matière Première Falcon Leather
- Price
- —
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $320
- Made by
- French Avenue
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Spectre is a reasonable bet if you want Falcon Leather for less.
French Avenue sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Falcon Leather's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength French Avenue publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
The original opens on saffron and cardamom, turns to leather and birch, and settles into vanilla, Tonka Bean and woods. That is the brief Spectre is working from.
Top
- saffron
- cardamom
Heart
- leather
- birch
Base
- vanilla
- Tonka Bean
- woods
Smoked birch leather smoothed with saffron and vanilla — assertive but never crude.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 Paris Corner Tawaaq $26/100ml
- 02 Bujairami Talon $33/100ml
- 03 The Dupe Spot Falcon Leather $36/100ml
- 04 Fragrance World Spectre $49/100ml
- 05 Lattafa Niche Emarati Khalid $75/100ml
- 06 Palermo Perfumes Falcon Leather $22.75
More from French Avenue
Every French Avenue fragrance →-
After Effectsmells like Initio Side Effect $37.91 -
Luscioussmells like Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato | 33 $34.10 -
Cosmic Tonkasmells like Montale Arabians Tonka $31.26 -
Fiertesmells like Yves Saint Laurent Babycat $52.16 -
Opus Magnumsmells like Amouage Opus XIV Royal Tobacco $160 -
Royal Blendsmells like By Kilian Angels' Share $128 -
Spectre Wraithsmells like By Kilian Black Phantom $113 -
Ravine Ice Eau De Perfumsmells like Goldfield & Banks Pacific Rock Moss $36.96
The community
What people say about Spectre
Rating
—How close to Falcon Leather
—Would buy again
—Longevity
Projection
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Start a discussion →Questions
What does French Avenue Spectre smell like?
It is built to smell like Matière Première Falcon Leather — saffron and cardamom up top, leather and birch in the heart, vanilla, Tonka Bean and woods in the base.
Is French Avenue Spectre a dupe of Matière Première Falcon Leather?
Yes — French Avenue sells it as its version of Matière Première Falcon Leather.
Where can I buy French Avenue Spectre?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Matière Première Falcon Leather is listed on its page.