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Fragrances Similar to DS&DURGA I DON’T KNOW WHAT
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Cartier Must de Cartier, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love I Don’t Know What'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.
Looking for fragrances similar to DS&Durga I Don’t Know What? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its woody, amber and musky profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with I Don’t Know What, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share I Don’t Know What'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
Cartier · 1981MUST DE CARTIER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (9763)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Sandalwood - #2
Fragrance World · 2023SAVOURY ROYAL ESSENCE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (159)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber, Sandalwood - #3
Ajmal · 2014HATKORA WOOD
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2787)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Amber, Sandalwood - #4
Frederic Malle · 2022UNCUT GEM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (4798)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber - #5
Carolina Herrera · 2006212 SEXY MEN
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (12462)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #6
Boucheron · 1988BOUCHERON
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (11422)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #7
ToccaCOLETTE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (8053)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #8
Joop! · 1987JOOP! FEMME
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7630)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #9
Guess · 2011GUESS SEDUCTIVE HOMME
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5987)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Vetiver, Amber, Sandalwood - #10
The Beautiful Mind Series · 2014BOUDICCA WODE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4519)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #11
Molinard · 2015CUIR EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4246)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #12
Cartier · 1986PANTHERE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3985)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vetiver, Amber, 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 I Don’t Know What 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 I Don’t Know What, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.