Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to Shiseido Zen

Zen by Shiseido is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum from 2000 in the designer price tier. These 12 fragrances cost less and smell close to it.

What to wear instead

• Jennifer Lopez Glow budget · 84% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share grapefruit, jasmine, orange blossom, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold Edition budget · 65% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Lattafa Haya budget · 65% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share jasmine, orange blossom, sandalwood and musk.
• Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue budget · 64% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, violet, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Jovan Musk for Men budget · 59% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Calvin Klein Eternity for Men budget · 58% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Lattafa Tharwah Gold budget · 56% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, orange blossom and amber.
• Zara A Day budget · 56% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share orange blossom, musk and amber.
• Lattafa Ajwad budget · 55% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share jasmine, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Rasasi Hawas for Her budget · 55% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, sandalwood, musk and amber.
• Lattafa Afeef budget · 54% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, jasmine, orange blossom, sandalwood and amber.
• Afnan Arjowaan budget · 54% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share musk and amber.

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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