Perfumes Similar to French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday
DRUNK SAFFRON, Genesis and Andevalo are strong alternatives to French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday, sharing its saffron, leather and patchouli or rose accords. Released in 2025, Vulcan Black Friday is a dark leather fragrance opening with saffron, apple and cinnamon. Rose softens the heart, while patchouli, moss, musk and papyrus create an earthy, woody base.
Experimentum Crucis by Etat Libre d'Orange £240.00
- Key notes:
- apple
- musk
- patchouli
- rose
- Aromagroups:
- aromatic
- floral
- woody
A rapturous rose, apple and patchouli perfume with a lick of honey. But the joyfully fresh effect of the composition is only part of the story. Experimentum Crucis has the most extraordinary projection and longevity, as well as a novel multidimensional architecture. As you wear it, scented castles of Experimentum Crucis form in the air, creating an invisible sanctuary for you and all who smell you.
Moth by Zoologist £200.00
- Key notes:
- ambergris
- cinnamon
- gaiac / guaiac wood
- heliotrope
- honey
- incense
- orris (iris root)
- rose
- saffron
- smoke
- Aromagroups:
- woody
Perfumer: Tomoo Inaba
Rich and gothic Moth starts with a heavy dose of dark spices to jolt your senses before settling into a dusting of honey-sweet rose and powdery florals. Slowly, it tests its wings, taking flight on an exotic journey of nagarmotha, guaiac wood and patchouli. Beneath it all lingers a smoky undertone that serves as a constant reminder to fluttering creatures of the danger in the tantalizing flame.
Jany by Sora Dora £170.00
- Key notes:
- apple
- apricot
- cinnamon
- osmanthus
- vanilla
- walnut
- Aromagroups:
- edible
- fruity
A mouth-watering gourmand inspired by the baking prowess of Jany, one of the daughters of Sora Dora flounder Antoine. We envision Jany busy in the kitchen, dusted in sugar and flour, preparing tarte tatin. The butter melts on the hot glass dish, dissolving brown sugar into syrup. The aroma swirls around the room, billows to the veranda, travels to the garden. Baked apples and cinnamon sticks merge into exhalations of puff pastry. Then come caramel, almonds and vanilla, powerful aromas that linger into the evening.
DRUNK SAFFRON by BORNTOSTANDOUT £160.00
- Key notes:
- cognac
- damp earth accord
- leather
- patchouli
- saffron
- vanilla
- Aromagroups:
- edible
- leather
A snapshot of a sensual night for two on a veranda overlooking a tangled garden. Cognac is shared, its boozy intimations amping the intoxicating amber scent lifting off warm skin. Earthy patchouli adds grit to the grace.
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X Oud by SweDoft £155.00
- Key notes:
- leather
- oud
- patchouli
- saffron
- Aromagroups:
- leather
- woody
X OUD presents itself with a whole set of olfactory opposites.
From spicy Indian oud to the sweetness of black currants, white rum and with a glow from patchouli, smoked leather and saffron these ingredients blends against musk, pineapple, apple and jasmine.
With X OUD, we wanted to maintain the original Indian Oud throughout the whole experience so we used a technique that gives the scent of the original Indian Oud a crystal clear role from start to finish.
Andevalo by Nissaba £180.00
- Key notes:
- cherry
- leather
- mandarin
- rose
- saffron
- strawberry
- Aromagroups:
- fruity
- leather
- woody
Andevalo was born under the blazing sun of western Andalusia. A land where cistus shrubs exude a thick, resinous gum saturated with heat and light. This extrait is built around a trio of labdanum extracts, expressing their full ambery depth. Strawberry CO₂ extract, along with raspberry and black cherry accords, bring a pulpy, sensual brightness, quickly absorbed by supple leather and mineral warmth. Enveloping dark woods and patchouli leave a dense and long-lasting trail of smoke and dark sweetness.
Perfumers: Coralie Spicher and Fabrice Pellegrin
Au Pied du Rosier by Marie Jeanne £165.00
- Key notes:
- leather
- new trainers accord
- oud
- rose
- saffron
- Aromagroups:
- floral
- leather
- woody
Vigorous choreography around the featured dancer, French centrifolia rose. This clear and honeyed rose is given spice with saffron and oomph with oud, resulting in a compelling contrast between delicacy and strength. Beautifully diffusive and long-lasting, this is a bright and deep rose/leather that brings pleasure to all within smelling distance.
Genesis by Brandt £185.00
- Key notes:
- leather
- rose
- saffron
- sandalwood
- Aromagroups:
- leather
- spicy
- woody
A wet and moody rose unfurls its dark petals, releasing the ancient aphrodisiac of saffron, along with bitter/fresh cassis. Javanol, an aromachemical summoning a rose-inflected sandalwood, creates the powerful sillage. Natural sandalwood and a warm tobacco ground the fragrance, adding depth and richness. Kashmir Fusion rounds out the velvety effect with its woody amber-musk.
Sombra by D:SOL MMXVI £170.00
- Key notes:
- animalic notes
- black pepper
- fecal nuance
- geranium
- leather
- oud
- rose
- saffron
- yuzu
- Aromagroups:
- leather
- spicy
The colors of the day are melting. In the shadows, feelings take surprising shapes. The night is calling. Softness is in the air. Silent connections form. The alchemy is real. Two shadows. One.
Sombra is a dirty shadow of tough rose and oud, spiced with saffron and nutmeg. Tolu balsam bathes the composition in a twilight effect of almost-sweet tobacco and leather, for an animalic result that purrs.
Lovely Problem by Space Fluid £190.00
- Key notes:
- beeswax
- cinnamon
- leather
- patchouli
- sandalwood
- smoke
- vanilla
- ylang-ylang
- Aromagroups:
- floral
- leather
A pile-up of contrasts: cinnamon along with tropical florals frangipani and ylang ylang, against the earthy bitterness of artichoke and leather. This almost-gingerbread, almost-cement perfume confuses the senses with its animal/vegetable/mineral mystery.
About Vulcan Black Friday by French Avenue
- What does French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday smell like?
- It smells dark, spicy and leathery. Saffron, crisp apple and cinnamon lead into leather and rose, followed by an earthy base of patchouli, moss, musk and papyrus.
- What is French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday a dupe of?
- French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday is often called a dupe of Tony Iommi Deified by Xerjoff.
- Is French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday limited edition?
- Yes. Vulcan Black Friday was released in 2025 as a limited edition.
- Which alternative is closest to Vulcan Black Friday's leather and saffron profile?
- DRUNK SAFFRON closely matches its saffron, leather and patchouli structure, adding cognac and vanilla for boozy sweetness. X Oud also shares those three notes but introduces darker, smokier oud.
- Which similar perfume is fruitier than Vulcan Black Friday?
- Andevalo keeps the saffron, leather and rose combination but adds cherry, strawberry and mandarin. Experimentum Crucis takes a lighter route, pairing apple and rose with musk and patchouli while leaving out leather, saffron and cinnamon.









