Is Maison Alhambra Cassius a dupe of Parfums de Marly Carlisle?
Dupe Many people who compared them call it near-identical, and a community list, the maker or a shop agrees.
Maison Alhambra Cassius is a dupe of Parfums de Marly Carlisle. Of 32 independent sources that compared them, 31 say it is near-identical or close, 1 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 5 community dupe lists. Carlisle costs CA$313.99 for 125 ml at Fragrance Cart (CA$2.51/ml); no shop in Canada has a full bottle of Cassius in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Parfums de Marly
Carlisle
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Maison Alhambra
Cassius
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| Price | $313.99 125 ml | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $2.51 | - |
| Verdict | Dupe of Carlisle | |
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| Buy | See prices | |
The evidence
- Say near-identical 3
- Say close 28
- Say similar or inspired by 1
Confidence: 97%. 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 14
Maison Alhambra Cassius [clone of PDM Carlisle] is very close as well.
A Reddit post, Jan 2025, 96 points
As you may know, Cassius is a clone of Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
A Reddit post, May 2024, 17 points
I own Jorge whatever clone of aqua digio and cassius clone of de Marly carlisle and kismet magic all smells so cheap with zero longevity except kismet magic to me
A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 3 points
Recently I picked up Maison Alhambra Cassius, a PDM Carlisle clone, I have not smelt the real thing, but wow I love it!
A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 3 points
I got a Carlisle decant and bought Cassius from Madison Alhambra.. am pretty happy with it to my nose they are pretty much the same in the dry down
A Reddit comment, May 2023, 2 points
It's a dupe of PDM Carlisle but it's like a smoother, easier to wear Red Mancera.
A Reddit comment, Apr 2025, 2 points
Maison Alhambra Hercules is a great clone of Herod and Cassius (pdm carlisle clone) is also pretty good
A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 2 points
The caveat to this is with the brands, I find for example Mason Alhambra has better performance vs Fragrance world, have both dupes of PDM Carlisle and the mansion Alhambra Cassius out performs FW Carlisle by a long shot, both both smell damn near identical to me.
A Reddit comment, Sep 2025, 2 points
There’s also Maison Alhambra Cassius.
A Reddit comment, Aug 2023, 1 point
¨I have the Cassius and the perlador….the perladour is much better.
A Reddit comment, Nov 2024, 1 point
I would also recommend considering cassius (PDM Carlisle clone)
A Reddit comment, Nov 2024, 1 point
Cassius which is a PDM Carlisle clone is one I’d suggest looking into if you haven’t already.
A Reddit comment, Dec 2024, 1 point
All 14 quotes
I also have Cassius and Hercules by MA which are clones of PDM Carlisle and Herod, and they are both very nice and good clones.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 1 point
Cassius is 90% identical to PDM Carlisle.
A Reddit comment, Apr 2025, 1 point
Community dupe lists
Lists Maison Alhambra Cassius as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
Lists Maison Alhambra Cassius as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
Lists Maison Alhambra Cassius as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
Lists Maison Alhambra Cassius as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
Lists Maison Alhambra Cassius as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Carlisle.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupe Spreadsheet (Liasorep)
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.