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Fragrances Similar to BYREDO SLOW DANCE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Queen Latifah Queen by Queen Latifah, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Slow Dance'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.
Byredo Slow Dance is built on amber, woody and balsamic. 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 Slow Dance, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Slow Dance'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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Queen Latifah · 2009QUEEN BY QUEEN LATIFAH
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4667)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli, Cognac - #2
Histoires de Parfums · 20011826
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (3081)Shared accords: woody, powdery, violet, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli, Violet - #3
The Spirit of Dubai · 2019TURATH
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5032)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli, Violet, Labdanum - #4
Lancôme · 2015LA NUIT TRÉSOR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (54078)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, patchouliShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli - #5
Perris Monte Carlo · 2014PATCHOULI NOSY BE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3159)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Patchouli, Labdanum - #6
French Avenue · 2025ZENITH VANILLA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (1260)Shared accords: woody, powdery, violet, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Patchouli, Violet - #7
Roja Dove · 2019ENIGMA POUR HOMME PARFUM COLOGNE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (11772)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Patchouli, Geranium, Cognac - #8
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur · 2015AMBRE CASHMERE INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Patchouli, Violet, Labdanum - #9
Penhaligon's · 2014TRALALA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (2901)Shared accords: woody, powdery, violet, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli, Violet - #10
Nabeel · 2023IRTH
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (1290)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, amberShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli, Violet, Labdanum - #11
Gisada · 2022AMBASSADOR INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9419)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Incense, Patchouli, Geranium, Labdanum - #12
Mauboussin · 2000MAUBOUSSIN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (9487)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Patchouli
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 Slow Dance 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 Slow Dance, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.