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Fragrances Similar to CREED ORIGINAL SANTAL
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Jazz, sharing 9 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Original Santal'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 Creed Original Santal, 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 Original Santal, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Original Santal'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
Yves Saint Laurent · 1988JAZZ
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (7308)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, Musk, Geranium - #2
Guerlain · 1992HERITAGE EAU DE TOILETTE
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (11839)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Juniper Berries, Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, Musk - #3
Dolce&Gabbana · 1994DOLCE&GABBANA POUR HOMME (1994)
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (11830)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Lavender, Musk - #4
Guerlain · 1992HERITAGE EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (6178)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Juniper Berries, Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, Musk - #5
Azzaro · 1978AZZARO POUR HOMME
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (25122)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Juniper Berries, Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, Musk - #6
Viktor&Rolf · 2006ANTIDOTE
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5500)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Lavender - #7
Fendi · 1985FENDI
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5197)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Musk, Geranium - #8
Bijan · 1987BIJAN MEN
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4418)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Cedar, Lavender, Musk - #9
Nishane · 2018B-612
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (8686)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Cedar, Lavender, Musk, Geranium, Oakmoss - #10
Ted Lapidus · 1987LAPIDUS POUR HOMME
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (11835)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Juniper Berries, Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, Musk - #11
Penhaligon's · 2014LOTHAIR
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5333)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, lavenderShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, Musk, Geranium - #12
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1989TSAR
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (7435)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, fresh spicy, warm spicyShared notes: Juniper Berries, Bergamot, Cedar, Lavender, 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 Original Santal 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 Original Santal, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.