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Fragrances Similar to ELIZABETH ARDEN 5TH AVENUE AFTER FIVE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Ellen Tracy Ellen Tracy, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love 5th Avenue After Five'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 Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue After Five, 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 5th Avenue After Five, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share 5th Avenue After Five'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
Ellen TracyELLEN TRACY
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4013)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Plum, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine - #2
Jil Sander · 1990JIL SANDER NO. 4
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (8393)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Plum, Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #3
The Beautiful Mind Series · 2014BOUDICCA WODE
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4519)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #4
Dumont · 2023NITRO INTENSE
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (2390)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Plum, Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Birch - #5
Avon · 2001LITTLE BLACK DRESS
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (12296)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Honeysuckle, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #6
Laura Biagiotti · 1992VENEZIA
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (6451)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #7
Giorgio Armani · 1998EMPORIO ARMANI LUI
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5145)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #8
Ted Lapidus · 1989RUMBA
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (4977)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Plum, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine - #9
Balenciaga · 1989RUMBA
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (3632)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Plum, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine - #10
Azzaro · 1996CHROME
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (28337)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #11
Slava Zaitsev · 1992MAROUSSIA
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (10989)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, floralShared notes: Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #12
Givenchy · 2010PLAY FOR HER
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10290)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean
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 5th Avenue After Five 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 5th Avenue After Five, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.