Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to Hermès Bel Ami

Bel Ami by Hermès is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 1986 in the premium price tier. These 12 fragrances cost less and smell close to it.

What to wear instead

• Azzaro Pour Homme Intense designer · 67% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share lemon, bergamot, cardamom, leather, cedarwood and vetiver.
• Maison Alhambra Jean Lowe Ombre budget · 65% note match, 2 tiers cheaper. They share cardamom, leather, jasmine, patchouli and oakmoss.
• Aramis Havana designer · 62% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share lemon, bergamot, leather, carnation, cedarwood and vetiver.
• Halston Z-14 budget · 62% note match, 2 tiers cheaper. They share lemon, bergamot, leather, carnation, jasmine and patchouli.
• Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre designer · 61% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share cardamom, cedarwood, vetiver and patchouli.
• Lattafa Andaleeb budget · 61% note match, 2 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, vetiver, patchouli and sandalwood.
• Yves Saint Laurent Jazz designer · 59% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, carnation, jasmine, oakmoss, sandalwood and tonka bean.
• Estée Lauder Azuree designer · 58% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, leather, jasmine, vetiver, patchouli and oakmoss.
• Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce budget · 58% note match, 2 tiers cheaper. They share lemon, cardamom, jasmine, vetiver, oakmoss and sandalwood.
• Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme designer · 57% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share cardamom, cedarwood, vetiver and tonka bean.
• Aramis Aramis budget · 57% note match, 2 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, leather, carnation, jasmine, patchouli and oakmoss.
• Dior Fahrenheit designer · 56% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share lemon, bergamot, mandarin, leather, vetiver and patchouli.

How these were picked

Ranked by shared notes, counting rare notes for more than the vanilla and musk nearly everything has, and base notes for more than the opening. A price tier is a band (budget, designer, premium, niche, luxury), not an exact price. “Sold as a dupe” means the catalogue records it as an imitation; the rest only match on paper.

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