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Fragrances Similar to ETAT LIBRE D'ORANGE STORY OF YOUR LIFE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is French Avenue Western Shisha, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Story of Your Life'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 Etat Libre d'Orange Story of Your Life? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its amber, woody and vanilla profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Story of Your Life, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Story of Your Life's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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French Avenue · 2025WESTERN SHISHA
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (413)Shared accords: sweet, woody, green, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Davana, Patchouli, Rum - #2
Lattafa Perfumes · 2022SUTOOR
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (2265)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, rumShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Davana, Patchouli, Rum - #3
M. Micallef · 2022NOTE VANILLÉE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (6364)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, rumShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Rum - #4
Kayali Fragrances · 2022VANILLA ROYALE SUGARED PATCHOULI | 64 EAU DE PARFUM INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (12061)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, rumShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Patchouli, Rum - #5
PARIS CORNER · 2023DECEMBER VANILLA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (5789)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, rumShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Patchouli, Rum - #6
Carolina Herrera · 2016GOOD GIRL
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (93236)Shared accords: sweet, woody, cacao, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Amber, Patchouli - #7
Tom Ford · 2015NOIR EXTREME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (62288)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Woody Notes, Amber - #8
Mauboussin · 2000MAUBOUSSIN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (9487)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Amber, Patchouli - #9
Hugo Boss · 2018BOSS THE SCENT PRIVATE ACCORD
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (8773)Shared accords: sweet, woody, cacao, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Woody Notes, Patchouli - #10
Armaf · 2026KUNAFA CHOCOLATE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (185)Shared accords: sweet, woody, cacao, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Cocoa, Amber - #11
Amouage · 2024OUTLANDS
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (14099)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Benzoin, Amber, Patchouli - #12
Coty · 1921EMERAUDE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5662)Shared accords: sweet, woody, balsamic, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Amber, Patchouli
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 Story of Your Life 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 Story of Your Life, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.