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Fragrances Similar to CLUE PERFUMERY WITH THE CANDLESTICK
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Franck Boclet Erotic, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love With the Candlestick'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 Clue Perfumery With the Candlestick, 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 With the Candlestick, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share With the Candlestick'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
Franck Boclet · 2018EROTIC
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (2886)Shared accords: woody, musky, balsamic, leatherShared notes: Incense, Musk, Castoreum, Labdanum - #2
Tom Ford · 2013LONDON
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4847)Shared accords: woody, musky, balsamic, leatherShared notes: Incense, Musk, Labdanum - #3
Nabeel · 2022AL BASHIQ
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1588)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, leatherShared notes: Incense, Musk, Labdanum - #4
French Avenue · 2025LIBRA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (665)Shared accords: sweet, musky, balsamic, cherryShared notes: Incense, Musk, Cherry - #5
Yves Saint Laurent · 1977OPIUM PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, smokyShared notes: Incense, Musk, Castoreum, Labdanum - #6
Nabeel · 2022MASTERMIND NOIR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (207)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, leatherShared notes: Musk, Castoreum, Labdanum - #7
Nabeel · 2022MAGHATEER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1088)Shared accords: sweet, woody, leather, smokyShared notes: Incense, Musk, Castoreum, Labdanum - #8
Agent Provocateur · 2011L'AGENT
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (11646)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, balsamicShared notes: Incense, Musk - #9
Zoologist Perfumes · 2017CAMEL
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (10069)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, balsamicShared notes: Incense, Musk - #10
Francesca Bianchi · 2017UNDER MY SKIN
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (10068)Shared accords: woody, musky, balsamic, leatherShared notes: Musk, Castoreum - #11
Olfactive Studio · 2011CHAMBRE NOIRE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (6669)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, leatherShared notes: Incense, Musk - #12
Parfums de Marly · 2012HEROD
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (54716)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, balsamicShared notes: Incense, Musk, Labdanum
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 With the Candlestick 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 With the Candlestick, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.