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Fragrances Similar to CREED VIRGIN ISLAND WATER
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Virgin Island Water'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.
Creed Virgin Island Water is built on citrus, sweet and tropical. 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 Virgin Island Water, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Virgin Island Water'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
Chanel · 2001COCO MADEMOISELLE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (105091)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, white floralShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #2
Maison Alhambra · 2022COMO MOISELLE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (1104)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, white floralShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #3
Chanel · 2018COCO MADEMOISELLE INTENSE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (27712)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, patchouliShared notes: White Musk, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #4
Chanel · 2012COCO NOIR
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (46572)Shared accords: woody, citrus, patchouli, vanillaShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #5
Guerlain · 2021L'INITIAL EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (3029)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, patchouliShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #6
ArmafLE FEMME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (2335)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, citrusShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine - #7
Maison Alhambra · 2022CANDID
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (718)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, white floralShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #8
Maison Alhambra · 2022GLOSSY
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.4 / 5 (426)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, citrusShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine - #9
Nabeel · 2022OUD CAFU
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (368)Shared accords: sweet, woody, vanilla, warm spicyShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean - #10
Guerlain · 2015LA PETITE ROBE NOIRE EAU FRAICHE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10207)Shared accords: sweet, woody, citrus, white floralShared notes: White Musk, Bergamot, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #11
Les Liquides Imaginaires · 2022LIQUIDE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5029)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, citrusShared notes: White Musk, Patchouli, Jasmine - #12
Parfums de Marly · 2014DARCY
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.4 / 5 (4638)Shared accords: sweet, woody, musky, citrusShared notes: White Musk, Patchouli, Jasmine
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 Virgin Island Water 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 Virgin Island Water, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.