Is Armaf Radical Brown a dupe of Parfums de Marly Herod?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Armaf Radical Brown is a close match to Parfums de Marly Herod. Of 12 independent sources that compared them, 11 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. Radical Brown costs CA$27.85 for 100 ml at Perfumeonline.ca (CA$0.28/ml); Herod costs $314.95 for 125 ml at Perfumania ($2.52/ml), so the alternative costs 92% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Parfums de Marly
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| Price | $282 75 ml | $19.90 100 ml |
| Per ml | $3.76 | $0.20 |
| Verdict | Close match of Herod | |
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| Buy | See prices | See prices |
The evidence
- Say near-identical 1
- Say close 10
- Say similar or inspired by 1
Confidence: 72%. 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 10
Armaf Radical Brown M 100ml Boxed = Clone of Parfum de Marly Herod
A Reddit post, Nov 2024, 30 points
It's pretty close and performance is decent.
A Reddit comment, Aug 2021, 5 points
Armaf Radical Brown is a very good clone of it though
A Reddit comment, Sep 2022, 4 points
Radical Brown is another Herod clone
A Reddit comment, Mar 2025, 3 points
It smells like a clone of PdM Herod with a smidge of Guerlain Ideal EDP.
A Reddit comment, Dec 2020, 2 points
PDM Herod clone and a great warm tobacco scent.
A Reddit comment, May 2023, 1 point
Didn't like Radical Brown (herod clone); I seem to go noseblind to that type of fragrance very quickly
A Reddit comment, Feb 2024, 1 point
A while back I bought armaf radical brown and while the opening was way different (they added lemon or bergamot for some reason and it stands out) but the dry down in the air is almost indistinguishable.
A Reddit comment, Nov 2025, 1 point
I'm not a fan of leather so I wouldn't be helpful there but I'd look at Armaf Radical Brown (Herod clone) Amber & Leather (Ombre leather clone) to start
A Reddit comment, Dec 2024, 1 point
Armaf Radical Brown is a great clone of Herod pdm
A Reddit comment, Sep 2025, 1 point
Community dupe lists
Lists Armaf Radical Brown as an alternative to Parfums de Marly Herod.
A community dupe list, Ultimate Clone Fragrance Spreadsheet (FitsByStick)
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