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Fragrances Similar to BY KILIAN DARK LORD
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Balmain Beauty Jolie Madame, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Dark Lord'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.
By Kilian Dark Lord is built on woody, leather and earthy. 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 Dark Lord, 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 Lord'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
Balmain Beauty · 1953JOLIE MADAME
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (4163)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Cedar, Patchouli - #2
Robert Piguet · 1944BANDIT
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (12454)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Patchouli - #3
Memo Paris · 2022IBERIAN LEATHER
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (4194)Shared accords: woody, animalic, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Cedar - #4
Ralph Lauren · 1978POLO
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (24760)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver, Amber - #5
Tom Ford · 2007TOM FORD FOR MEN
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (10663)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver, Amber - #6
Roja Dove · 2011DANGER POUR HOMME
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (4125)Shared accords: woody, animalic, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Cedar, Patchouli - #7
Guy Laroche · 1982DRAKKAR NOIR
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (29987)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Cedar - #8
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1989TSAR
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (7435)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Cedar - #9
Loewe · 1988ESENCIA POUR HOMME
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (5957)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Cedar - #10
Roja Dove · 2015PARFUM DE LA NUIT NO 3
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.6 / 5 (3684)Shared accords: woody, animalic, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Patchouli - #11
Agent Provocateur · 2012PETALE NOIR
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (4153)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, fresh spicyShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Cedar - #12
Jacques Bogart · 1980ONE MAN SHOW
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (10134)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, 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 Lord 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 Lord, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.