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Fragrances Similar to EMPER THE BLACK 92
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Le Labo The Noir 29, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Black 92'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 Emper The Black 92? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its fresh spicy, woody and sweet profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with The Black 92, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share The Black 92'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
Le Labo · 2015THE NOIR 29
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (35472)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, fruityShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Vetiver, Bay Leaf, Cedar - #2
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur · 2014CUIR CUBA INTENSE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4933)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, greenShared notes: Tobacco, Cedar, Hay - #3
Ralph Lauren · 1978POLO
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (24760)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, greenShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk - #4
Guess · 2019GUESS 1981 LOS ANGELES MEN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5169)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, fruityShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Vetiver - #5
Jaguar · 1988JAGUAR FOR MEN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4902)Shared accords: sweet, woody, green, aromaticShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #6
Rémy Latour · 1996CIGAR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4785)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, fruityShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Bay Leaf, Musk - #7
Fragrance World · 2024IMPERIUM X
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (339)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, fruityShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #8
Baldessarini · 2002BALDESSARINI HUGO BOSS
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4672)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, greenShared notes: Tobacco, Musk - #9
Dolce&Gabbana · 2012DOLCE&GABBANA POUR HOMME (2012)
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (21849)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, aromaticShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Cedar - #10
Vilhelm Parfumerie · 2017BASILICO & FELLINI
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (9951)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vetiver, Hay, Fig - #11
Lorenzo Pazzaglia · 2022EVIL ANGEL A.K.A. 28.09
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5855)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Tobacco, Cedar, Musk - #12
Rasasi · 2023IT'S ESSENTIAL
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (2296)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, aromaticShared notes: Tobacco, Bergamot, Cedar
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 The Black 92 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 The Black 92, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.