Is French Avenue Veneno a dupe of Kilian Smoking Hot?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
French Avenue Veneno is a close match to Kilian Smoking Hot. Of 6 independent sources that compared them, 5 say it is near-identical or close, 1 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Kilian
Smoking Hot
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French Avenue
Veneno
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| Price | $34.99 5 ml decant | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $7.00 | - |
| Verdict | Close match of Smoking Hot | |
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| Buy | See prices | |
The evidence
- Say close 5
- Say similar or inspired by 1
Confidence: 86%. 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 4
Veneno is an interpretation of Kilian’s Smoking Hot which I’ve never tested so this review we will explicitly discuss it as a standalone fragrance.
A Reddit post, Mar 2026, 14 points
French Avenue Veneno (Kilian Smoking Hot dupe) 100ml - $44
A Reddit post, Sep 2026, 6 points
French Avenue have another version of Mashrabya which is duping Smoking Hot from By Killian called Veneno and it's a much better interpretation
A Reddit comment, Aug 2026, 3 points
Vulcan Veneno is coming out which is another Smoking Hot clone, so I would wait for the reviews on that one.
A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 2 points
Community dupe lists
Lists French Avenue Veneno as an alternative to Kilian Smoking Hot.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.