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Fragrances Similar to DOLCE&GABBANA DOLCE ROSA EXCELSA
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Dolce&Gabbana Dolce Floral Drops, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Dolce Rosa Excelsa'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 Dolce&Gabbana Dolce Rosa Excelsa, 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 Dolce Rosa Excelsa, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Dolce Rosa Excelsa'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
Dolce&Gabbana · 2015DOLCE FLORAL DROPS
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (3881)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Cashmere wood, Water Lily, Musk, Neroli, Narcissus - #2
Dolce&Gabbana · 1999D&G FEMININE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3848)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Cashmere wood, Water Lily, Musk, Sandalwood - #3
Calvin Klein · 2004ETERNITY MOMENT
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10429)Shared accords: woody, aquatic, musky, floralShared notes: Cashmere wood, Water Lily, Musk, Sandalwood - #4
Estée Lauder · 2012VERY ESTEE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (2891)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Cashmere wood, Musk, Sandalwood - #5
Dolce&Gabbana · 2020L'IMPERATRICE LIMITED EDITION
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (18121)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Musk, Sandalwood - #6
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1976FIRST
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (12681)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, floralShared notes: Musk, Turkish Rose, Narcissus, Sandalwood - #7
Amouage · 2003CIEL POUR FEMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (11102)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Rose, Water Lily, Musk, Sandalwood - #8
Kenzo · 1992PARFUM D'ETE 1992
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5305)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, yellow floralShared notes: Rose, Musk, Narcissus, Sandalwood - #9
Lorenzo Villoresi · 2006ALAMUT
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3008)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, floralShared notes: Rose, Musk, Narcissus, Sandalwood - #10
Maison Alhambra · 2022III L'IMPRESSIO
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (865)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Musk, Sandalwood - #11
Byredo · 2009BLANCHE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (40466)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, floralShared notes: Rose, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Roja Dove · 2019ELIXIR POUR FEMME ESSENCE DE PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5894)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, floralShared notes: Cashmere wood, Musk, Sandalwood
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 Dolce Rosa Excelsa 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 Dolce Rosa Excelsa, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.