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Fragrances Similar to BANANA REPUBLIC DARK CHERRY & AMBER
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Dark Cherry & Amber'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.
If you love Banana Republic Dark Cherry & Amber, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Dark Cherry & Amber, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Dark Cherry & Amber's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
Elizabeth Arden · 2004PROVOCATIVE WOMAN
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (4668)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Red Amber, Pink freesia, Cedar - #2
Tom Ford · 2018LOST CHERRY
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (83708)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Sour cherry, Cedar - #3
Elizabeth Arden · 2015ALWAYS RED
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4112)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Red Amber, Pink freesia, Praline - #4
Max Philip · 2021CHERRY
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (3537)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Sour cherry, Cedar - #5
Betsey Johnson · 2006BETSEY JOHNSON
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3535)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Praline, Cedar - #6
Fragrance World · 2023LUSH CHERRY
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (1500)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Sour cherry, Cedar - #7
Nusuk · 2024MUHARIB
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 2.2 / 5 (132)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Sour cherry, Cedar - #8
Milestone Perfumes · 2023CERISE ROUGE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (91)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Sour cherry, Cedar - #9
Mugler · 2019ANGEL EAU DE TOILETTE (2019)
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (11521)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Praline, Cedar - #10
Laurent Mazzone Parfums · 2012SENSUAL ORCHID
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9869)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Cedar - #11
Cacharel · 2002GLORIA
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (7093)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, floralShared notes: Cedar - #12
Afnan · 2023CHERRY BOUQUET
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4853)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, almondShared notes: Sour cherry, Cedar
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 Dark Cherry & Amber 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 Dark Cherry & Amber, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.