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Fragrances Similar to ETAT LIBRE D'ORANGE THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Van Cleef & Arpels Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Afternoon of a Faun'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 The Afternoon of a Faun? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its warm spicy, amber and herbal profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with The Afternoon of a Faun, 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 Afternoon of a Faun'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
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1978VAN CLEEF & ARPELS POUR HOMME
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5937)Shared accords: earthy, mossy, fresh spicy, herbal - #2
By Kilian · 2007A TASTE OF HEAVEN
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5653)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, mossy, fresh spicy - #3
Givenchy · 2018GENTLEMAN EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (31744)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, iris, fresh spicy - #4
Ralph Lauren · 1978POLO
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (24760)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, mossy, fresh spicy - #5
Jean Paul Gaultier · 2022SCANDAL POUR HOMME LE PARFUM
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (18243)Shared accords: sweet, fresh spicy, herbal, rose - #6
Montale · 2019SENSUAL INSTINCT
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (12814)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, mossy, rose - #7
Amouage · 2016MYTHS MAN
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9917)Shared accords: earthy, iris, fresh spicy, herbal - #8
MDCI Parfums · 2012CHYPRE PALATIN
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (9287)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, mossy, leather - #9
Oscar de la Renta · 1980OSCAR DE LA RENTA POUR LUI
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (7412)Shared accords: earthy, mossy, fresh spicy, herbal - #10
Hugo Boss · 1985BOSS NUMBER ONE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7327)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, mossy, fresh spicy - #11
Miller Harris · 2018SCHERZO
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5992)Shared accords: sweet, fresh spicy, herbal, rose - #12
Aramis · 1994HAVANA
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5837)Shared accords: sweet, earthy, mossy, fresh spicy
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 Afternoon of a Faun 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 Afternoon of a Faun, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.