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Fragrances Similar to ESSENTIAL PARFUMS THE MUSC
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Bentley Momentum Intense, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Musc'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 Essential Parfums The Musc, 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 The Musc, 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 Musc'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
Bentley · 2017MOMENTUM INTENSE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5432)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky - #2
Goldfield & Banks Australia · 2022PURPLE SUEDE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3830)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky - #3
Yves Saint Laurent · 2019LIBRE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (84866)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky - #4
Yves Saint Laurent · 1981KOUROS
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (29052)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky - #5
Initio Parfums Prives · 2018REHAB
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (28021)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromatic - #6
Prada · 2021LUNA ROSSA OCEAN
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (25838)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromatic - #7
Calvin Klein · 1996CK BE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (24955)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromatic - #8
Xerjoff · 2009MEFISTO
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (21012)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromatic - #9
Hugo Boss · 2010BOSS BOTTLED NIGHT
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (16839)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromatic - #10
Givenchy · 1974GENTLEMAN (1974)
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10960)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky - #11
Bvlgari · 2019BVLGARI MAN WOOD NEROLI
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (10648)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky - #12
Carner Barcelona · 2011CUIRS
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9362)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, musky
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 Musc 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 Musc, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.