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Fragrances Similar to EX NIHILO HONORÉ DELIGHTS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Trench, sharing 6 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Honoré Delights'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.
Ex Nihilo Honoré Delights is built on musky, powdery and woody. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Honoré Delights, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Honoré Delights'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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Yves Saint Laurent · 2015TRENCH
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4355)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Cedar, Musk - #2
Hermès · 1961CALECHE
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (10062)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Iris, Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #3
Balmain Beauty · 1991VENT VERT
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4246)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Iris, Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #4
Chanel · 2013LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL 1932
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4475)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Musk, Neroli, Sandalwood - #5
Al Haramain Perfumes · 2018JUNOON NOIR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10478)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #6
Cartier · 1995SO PRETTY
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (3957)Shared accords: woody, powdery, citrus, floralShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Neroli - #7
Calvin Klein · 1994CK ONE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (76983)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #8
Rochas · 1960MADAME ROCHAS
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (8807)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, irisShared notes: Iris, Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #9
Cacharel · 2005PROMESSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7590)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #10
Lattafa Perfumes · 2024BREEZE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3880)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #11
Vince Camuto · 2013FIORI
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3855)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Iris, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Xerjoff · 2018MEFISTO GENTILUOMO
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (9282)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk
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 Honoré Delights 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 Honoré Delights, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.