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Fragrances Similar to CACHAREL PROMESSE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Giorgio Armani Emporio Armani Lui, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Promesse'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.
Cacharel Promesse is built on citrus, powdery and fruity. 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 Promesse, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Promesse'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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Giorgio Armani · 1998EMPORIO ARMANI LUI
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5145)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Musk - #2
Natura · 2023ILÍA COMPLETA
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4982)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Musk - #3
Natura · 2013ESSENCIAL EXCLUSIVO FLORAL
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4553)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Amber, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine - #4
Calvin Klein · 1994CK ONE
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (76983)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Musk - #5
Calvin Klein · 1996CK BE
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (24955)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Musk - #6
Iceberg · 1995TWICE
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.6 / 5 (3574)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine - #7
Armaf · 2022NOMAD POUR HOMME
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (735)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine - #8
Ellen TracyELLEN TRACY
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4013)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine - #9
Valentino · 1998VERY VALENTINO
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3155)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin orange, Musk, Jasmine - #10
Vince Camuto · 2013FIORI
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3855)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Amber, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #11
Laura Biagiotti · 1994LAURA
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (8809)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine - #12
Kenzo · 1993KASHAYA
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (3686)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin orange, Cedar, 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 Promesse 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 Promesse, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.