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Perfumes like A City on Fire

Imaginary Authors A City on Fire is unisex, about €150–250 for a full bottle. Burnt matches, smoke and labdanum, a city burning at night. Notes: smoke, labdanum, fennel, cedar, burnt match. Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter.

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1. Profumum RomaUltra-nicheUnisex€€€€
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   Fumidus

   Smoky birch and vetiver, a burnt forest on a cold morning. Shares smoke, cedar with A City on Fire.

   Notes: smoke, vetiver, birch, leather, cedar · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
2. D.S. & DurgaUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Burning Barbershop

   Lime, lavender and smoke, a barbershop on fire. Shares smoke with A City on Fire.

   Notes: lime, lavender, smoke, vanilla, mint, hay · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe
3. Le LaboNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Patchouli 24

   Birch tar smoke over vanilla, like a smoked leather cabin. Shares smoke with A City on Fire.

   Notes: birch tar, patchouli, vanilla, smoke, leather, styrax · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
4. Maison CrivelliNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Bois Datchaï

   Smoky black tea and leather with plum, a tea house in fog. Shares smoke, cedar with A City on Fire.

   Notes: black tea, smoke, leather, plum, cedar, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe
5. TrudonNicheUnisex€€€
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   Mortel

   Myrrh and incense with pepper, a candle in a side chapel. Shares cedar, labdanum with A City on Fire.

   Notes: myrrh, incense, cedar, pepper, labdanum, cistus · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
6. ZoologistUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Tyrannosaurus Rex

   Smoke, burnt wood and leather after a volcanic fire. Shares smoke with A City on Fire.

   Notes: smoke, burning wood, leather, rose, mango, coffee · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
7. Tom Ford Private BlendNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Ébène Fumé

   Palo santo smoke and dark papyrus, a meditation in black. Shares labdanum with A City on Fire.

   Notes: palo santo, papyrus, leather, labdanum, cade, incense · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
8. Orto ParisiUltra-nicheUnisex€€€€
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   Terroni

   Smoke, earth and incense, southern Italian soil after fire. Shares cedar with A City on Fire.

   Notes: birch, amber, patchouli, cedar, guaiac wood, benzoin, vetiver · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.