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Fragrances Similar to CLIVE CHRISTIAN X FOR WOMEN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yohji Yamamoto Yohji Yamamoto Her Love Story, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love X For Women'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 Clive Christian X For Women, 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 X For Women, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share X For Women'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
Yohji Yamamoto · 2013YOHJI YAMAMOTO HER LOVE STORY
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (2970)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Bergamot, Vetiver, Musk - #2
Kat Von D · 2017SINNER (2017)
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (4209)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Vetiver, Mandarin orange, Musk, Patchouli - #3
Zimaya · 2023RABAB GEMS
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (702)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Pineapple, Vetiver, Musk, Patchouli - #4
Clive Christian · 2001X FOR MEN
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (9942)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: French labdanum, Rhuburb, Vanilla, Pineapple, Virginia cedar - #5
PARIS CORNER · 2022VOUX VIOLETTE
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (193)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Pineapple, Vetiver, Musk, Patchouli - #6
Ted Lapidus · 1984CREATION 1984
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4353)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, earthyShared notes: Peach, Vanilla, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot - #7
Xerjoff · 2019ACCENTO
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11617)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Pineapple, Vetiver, Musk, Patchouli - #8
Tocca · 2007CLEOPATRA
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (7448)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, greenShared notes: Peach, Vanilla, Musk, Patchouli, Jasmine - #9
Franck Olivier · 2009BLACK TOUCH
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (3690)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Virginia cedar, Bergamot, Vetiver, Musk - #10
Sospiro Perfumes · 2011ACCENTO
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3188)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Pineapple, Vetiver, Musk, Patchouli, Jasmine - #11
O Boticário · 2019ELYSÉE BLANC
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2955)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Lily-of-the-Valley, Vetiver, Musk, Patchouli - #12
Maison Alhambra · 2022PHILOS CENTRO
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (1121)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vanilla, Pineapple, Vetiver, Musk, 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 X For Women 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 X For Women, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.