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Fragrances Similar to 27 87 PER SE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Merit Retrospect, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Per Se's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
27 87 Per Se is built on aldehydic, musky and powdery. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Per Se, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Per Se's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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Merit · 2024RETROSPECT
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3581)Shared accords: powdery, musky, earthy, floralShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk, Ambrette, Orris - #2
Diptyque · 2018FLEUR DE PEAU EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (30100)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk - #3
Zoologist Perfumes · 2017DRAGONFLY
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (7151)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, floralShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk - #4
Parfum d'Empire · 2017LE CRI DE LA LUMIÈRE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3178)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk - #5
Burberry · 2014BURBERRY BRIT RHYTHM FOR WOMEN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (12841)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk, Orris - #6
Zoologist Perfumes · 2017PANDA EDITION 2017
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (3851)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Bamboo, Musk, Orris - #7
Chanel · 20161932 EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3726)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, floralShared notes: Floral notes, Aldehydes, Musk - #8
Trussardi · 2023DISTRICT OF NOLO
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (2993)Shared accords: powdery, aquatic, musky, earthyShared notes: Musk - #9
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1976FIRST
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (12681)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk - #10
Chanel · 2024COMÈTE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9831)Shared accords: powdery, musky, earthy, floralShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk - #11
Rochas · 1960MADAME ROCHAS
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8807)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, floralShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk - #12
Jean Charles Brosseau · 1981OMBRE ROSE L'ORIGINAL
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (6598)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Aldehydes, Musk
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Per Se in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Per Se, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.