Is Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud a dupe of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace?

Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.

Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is a close match to Maison Margiela By the Fireplace. Of 28 independent sources that compared them, 20 say it is near-identical or close, 6 say it is similar or inspired by it and 2 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud costs CA$45.00 for 100 ml at Alkheyma Arabian Perfumes (CA$0.45/ml); By the Fireplace costs CA$165.00 for 100 ml at Parfumerie Mania (CA$1.65/ml), so the alternative costs 73% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 26, 2026.

Accords
	Maison Margiela By the Fireplace	Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud
Price	$75.74 30 ml	$45 100 ml
Per ml	$2.52	$0.45
Verdict		Close match of By the Fireplace
Woody
Vanilla
Sweet
Resinous
Gourmand
Oud
Warm spicy
Amber
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Cloves Pink pepper Orange blossom
Heart notes	Chestnut Guaiac wood Juniper	Oud Vanilla Caramelized sugar
Base notes	Vanilla Peru balsam Cashmeran	Labdanum Sandalwood
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

28 independent sources: 27 on Reddit, 1 dupe lists

Say near-identical 1
Say close 19
Say similar or inspired by 6
Disagree 2

When people said it: 11 in the last two years

Confidence: 88%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works

In their words 17

Its not an exact clone of Replica - by the fireplace, I have that sprayed on my other arm and the difference is definitely there, but they share that common theme in my opinion.

A Reddit post, May 2024, 35 points
Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud (Replica By The Fireplace)

A Reddit post, Jun 2024, 8 points
Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud

A Reddit comment, Jul 2021, 6 points
Clone of MMM Replica By The Fireplace.

A Reddit comment, Oct 2022, 6 points
You can easily find Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud for around $20, which is a 100ml bottle and likely much closer to the original (By the Fireplace clone).

A Reddit comment, Nov 2023, 3 points
Ameer al oudh intense oud, for me, is indistinguishable from By the fireplace.

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 3 points
From those two, Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is more similar to By The Fireplace, but BTF is more sweet and feminine, in my opinion, maybe because AAOIO has oud.

A Reddit comment, Mar 2023, 2 points
I’ve been looking at some posts here and seen Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud Lattafa and dossier Woody Chestnut been recommended.

A Reddit post, Jan 2023, 2 points
Based on what you are looking for you might like Lattafa's Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud as it hits most of those notes minus the tobacco it gets related to By the fireplace but to me less of a 1:1 its darker and I personally like that I enjoy it quite a bit but typically in the cooler months for my per

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 2 points
First arrived and all I can think on the first spray is how it smells like Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud (By the Fireplace dupe).

A Reddit comment, Apr 2026, 2 points
By The Fireplace (the one it's inspired by) is relatively subtle, this is quite in your face and I would definitely find it quite annoying if someone near me in the class or in the office wore it.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2024, 1 point
Lattafa Ameer al oudh intense oud - it is similar to “ by the fireplace “ by Maison Margela.

A Reddit comment, Nov 2024, 1 point
I have By The Fireplace, and people were saying that Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud might be a clone, and I bought that, and it is not.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2023, 2 points, disagrees
I've heard it is supposed to by a By the Fireplace clone, but in reality it smells like the 'morning after the fire in the fireplace' for this one.

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 1 point, disagrees

All 17 quotes

Not spot on 100% but close...

A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 1 point
Latafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud is supposed to be a clone of Replica by the fireplace.

A Reddit comment, Dec 2024, 1 point
I would also recommend Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud for By the Fireplace dupe, it can be had for under $20 and lasts.

A Reddit comment, Oct 2025, 1 point

Community dupe lists

Lists Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud as an alternative to Maison Margiela By the Fireplace.

A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupe Spreadsheet (Liasorep)

How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.

Among the alternatives to By the Fireplace

By the Fireplace and its 17 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.