Is French Avenue Ighwa a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Tuxedo?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
French Avenue Ighwa is a close match to Yves Saint Laurent Tuxedo. Of 18 independent sources that compared them, 17 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. Tuxedo costs $257.00 for 35 ml at MicroPerfumes ($7.34/ml); no shop in the US has a full bottle of Ighwa in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Yves Saint Laurent
Tuxedo
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French Avenue
Ighwa
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| Price | $257 35 ml | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $7.34 | - |
| Verdict | Close match of Tuxedo | |
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| Earthy | ||
| Musky | ||
| Rose | ||
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| Buy | See prices | |
The evidence
- Say close 17
- Say similar or inspired by 1
Confidence: 93%. 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 9
Especially if you have both Ighwa and other Tuxedo clones to compare :)
A Reddit post, Jul 2025, 5 points
Ighwa - clone of tuxedo
A Reddit comment, Jun 2026, 3 points
French Avenue Ighwa although pricey according to multiple reviews is a better take on the Tuxedo smell and performance.
A Reddit comment, May 2025, 2 points
You're right but there's a comment on the Fragrantica page of Ighwa that says it is the best-performing clone among all Tuxedo clones.
A Reddit comment, Dec 2024, 2 points
My top 10 clone fragrances would be ighwa a tuxedo dupe, CDNIM Extrait aventus , blockade dupe from Alexandria , blue moon ginger dash dupe from Barrett, milesime imperial from Barrett , khadlaj island , lattafa Najdia Intense , dua clone of aventus absolu , Barrett dupe of pDM sedley and Tygar thro
A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 2 points
During these 20 minutes Ighwa is getting sweeter and loosing that stronger earthy patchoulie note to nearly smell identical to tuxedo was at the start.
A Reddit comment, Mar 2026, 2 points
Nayel Oud is the best, better than Ighwa
A Reddit comment, Nov 2025, 1 point
French Avenue Ighwa is the best Tuxedo clone.
A Reddit comment, Jul 2025, 1 point
vegas scents's recently video (Top 10 Closest Clones May 2025) he said the ighwa is closest to tuxedo.
A Reddit comment, May 2025, 1 point
Community dupe lists
Lists French Avenue Ighwa as an alternative to Yves Saint Laurent Tuxedo.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.
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- French Avenue IghwaClose match
- Arabiyat Prestige Nayel OudClose match
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