Parfums de Marly
Herod Community-reported
Accuracy
Spot-on
8/10
Longevity
8/10
Projection
7/10
The Scent File MethodVerified Apr 2026
Original $325
Maison Alhambra
Is Hercules Worth It?
Matches 1 original— accuracy & longevity scored separately.
Community-reported
Accuracy
Spot-on
8/10
Longevity
8/10
Projection
7/10
The Scent File MethodVerified Apr 2026
$25–$40Buy on Amazon→
Is Maison Alhambra Hercules ($25–$40) worth it?
Against Parfums de Marly Herod, Maison Alhambra Hercules scores accuracy 8 — a close match. For most buyers it captures the scent at a fraction of the price; what you give up is mainly the bottle, the brand, and the last-phase nuance a budget formula tends to simplify.
Approx. $300 less than the original
Naming convention says it all — Hercules is positioned as the direct Herod analogue. Cited in two canonical lists as an explicit clone. Tobacco-vanilla-incense structure tracks the PdM original.
What Hercules clones
1 original the community matches to Maison Alhambra Hercules, with the accuracy and longevity for each pairing.
Maison Alhambra Hercules — frequently asked
- What does Maison Alhambra Hercules clone?
- Maison Alhambra Hercules is community-matched to 1 original: Parfums de Marly Herod (accuracy 8/10). Accuracy (closeness) and longevity (wear time) are scored separately from owner reports, never averaged.
- Is Maison Alhambra Hercules worth it?
- Against Parfums de Marly Herod, Maison Alhambra Hercules scores accuracy 8 — a close match. For most buyers it captures the scent at a fraction of the price; what you give up is mainly the bottle, the brand, and the last-phase nuance a budget formula tends to simplify. It runs about $300 less than the original.
- How is Maison Alhambra Hercules scored?
- Accuracy and longevity are scored separately on a 1–10 scale, sourced from community owner reports on Reddit and Fragrantica — never averaged, never sponsored. The Scent File takes no brand deals.