Is Maison Alhambra Russe Leather a dupe of Memo Russian Leather?

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

Maison Alhambra Russe Leather is a close match to Memo Russian Leather. Of 8 independent sources that compared them, 8 say it is near-identical or close and 0 disagree. It appears on 3 community dupe lists. Russe Leather costs $24.99 for 80 ml at Triple Traders ($0.31/ml); Russian Leather costs CA$196.49 for 75 ml at Fragrance Cart (CA$2.62/ml), so the alternative costs 83% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 27, 2026.

Accords
	Memo Russian Leather	Maison Alhambra Russe Leather
Price	$140.10 75 ml	$24.99 80 ml
Per ml	$1.87	$0.31
Verdict		Close match of Russian Leather
Aromatic
Woody
Green
Leather
Earthy
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes		Siberian pine Fern Basil Cedarwood Coriander
Heart notes		Lavender Guaiac wood Rosemary Mint Nutmeg
Base notes		Leather Cypress Clary sage Patchouli Tonka bean
Notes	Pine tree Cypress Russian leather Fern Basil Cedar needles Lavender Rosemary Clary sage Mint Guaiac wood Patchouli Coriander Nutmeg Tonka bean
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

8 independent sources: 5 on Reddit, 3 dupe lists

Say close 8

When people said it: 2 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 4

Maison Alhambra Russe Leather (Memo Paris Russian Leather clone).

A Reddit post, Oct 2024, 2 points
Russe Leather by Maison Alhambra is a dupe of Memo Russian Leather which has all of these notes.

A Reddit comment, May 2025, 2 points
Most of the talk about Maison Alhambra in these circles seems to be negative, but I picked up Russé Leather this fall as it was the only MP Russian Leather clone I could find and was pleasantly surprised.

A Reddit comment, Dec 2025, 2 points
Russe Leather | Maison Alhambra Russe Leather | Memo Paris Russian Leather clone #fragrance.

A Reddit post, Jan 2024, 1 point

Community dupe lists

Lists Maison Alhambra Russe Leather as an alternative to Memo Russian Leather.

A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
Lists Maison Alhambra Russe Leather as an alternative to Memo Russian Leather.

A community dupe list, Fragrance analogs [Rustam]
Lists Maison Alhambra Russe Leather as an alternative to Memo Russian Leather.

A community dupe list, Middle Eastern Clones 2024

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