Jean Desprez Sheherazade, released in 1983, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Jean Desprez Sheherazade: amber, woody and warm spicy, about 8h on skin, projection 6/10, sillage 6/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Jean Desprez Sheherazade we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
Brings a similarly rich, sweet, and heavy balsamic presence with a deeply powdery, warm-spicy character.
It shares its amber, balsamic and sweet accords with Jean Desprez Sheherazade, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 1,779 community ratings.
Captures the sweet, powdery, and balsamic warmth of Sheherazade with an inviting, vintage-style floral heart.
It shares its woody, warm spicy and amber accords with Jean Desprez Sheherazade, lasts about 6h against 8h and carries 463 community ratings.
Presents a bold, smoky, and powdery floral-amber blend that echoes the opulent, warm-spicy depth of Sheherazade.
It shares its woody, powdery and warm spicy accords with Jean Desprez Sheherazade, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 2,072 community ratings.
Leans into a darker, more intensely spiced and animalic amber profile that shares Sheherazade's dramatic vintage warmth.
It shares its warm spicy, amber and woody accords with Jean Desprez Sheherazade, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 3,734 community ratings.
Offers a brighter, citrus-kissed opening that settles into a warm, resinous amber dry-down in the same family as Sheherazade.
It shares its amber, aromatic and warm spicy accords with Jean Desprez Sheherazade, lasts about 6h against 8h and carries 3,945 community ratings.
Dana Toujours Moi, at about $15 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 55% less than Jean Desprez Sheherazade.
Revlon Ciara, at about 8h on skin, against about 8h for Jean Desprez Sheherazade.
Revlon Ciara, at 85% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Revlon Ciara saves you about $20 a year against Jean Desprez Sheherazade. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Revlon Ciara comes closest at 7.7h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Jean Desprez Sheherazade notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-08-29.