Is French Avenue Spectre Ghost a dupe of Nishane Ani?

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

French Avenue Spectre Ghost is a close match to Nishane Ani. Of 10 independent sources that compared them, 10 say it is near-identical or close and 0 disagree. Spectre Ghost costs $37.00 for 80 ml at My Royal Musk ($0.46/ml); Ani costs $168.00 for 100 ml at My Royal Musk ($1.68/ml), so the alternative costs 72% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 26, 2026.

Accords
	Nishane Ani	French Avenue Spectre Ghost
Price	$130 50 ml	$37 80 ml
Per ml	$2.60	$0.46
Verdict		Close match of Ani
Fresh spicy
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Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Ginger Bergamot Pink pepper Rosy pepper	Ginger Bergamot Cardamom
Heart notes	Cardamom Black currant Turkish rose	Black currant Pink pepper Rose
Base notes	Vanilla Benzoin Sandalwood Cedar Patchouli Ambergris Musk	Vanilla Cedarwood Patchouli
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

10 independent sources: 10 on Reddit

Say close 10

When people said it: 10 in the last two years

Confidence: 81%. 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 8

• French Avenue Spectre Ghost (Nishane Ani clone): Absolutely amazing.

A Reddit post, Oct 2025, 109 points
Review: French Avenue Spectre Ghost (Nishane Ani clone).

A Reddit post, Jan 2025, 40 points
You need French Avenue Spectre Ghost Nishane Ani dupe still one of the best vanillas ever imo

A Reddit comment, Jun 2026, 13 points
I would suggest French Avenue Spectre Ghost as this is an incredible dupe of Nishane Ani and also quite diferent from the usual smell of frags.

A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 3 points
French Avenue Spectre Ghost is a dupe for Nishane Ani, I never smeltnthe OG but I flipping love Ghost

A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 1 point
If you can get decants, you can also try French Avenue Spectre Ghost based on Nishane Ani.

A Reddit comment, Aug 2025, 1 point
French Avenue Spectre Ghost clone of Nishane Ani

A Reddit comment, Jul 2026, 1 point
French avenue spectre ghost is Nishane ANI dupe, not the best performance but the vanilla is phenomenal.

A Reddit comment, Aug 2026, 1 point

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

Among the alternatives to Ani

Ani and its 9 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.