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Fragrances Similar to FRAGRANCE WORLD IMPERIAL
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Gissah Imperial Valley, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Imperial'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.
Fragrance World Imperial is built on aromatic, leather and fresh spicy. 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 Imperial, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Imperial'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
Gissah · 2021IMPERIAL VALLEY
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (5988)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Sicilian bergamot, Davana, Pink Pepper, Haitian vetiver - #2
PARIS CORNER · 2023KHAIR
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (1498)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, muskyShared notes: Leather, Davana, Pink Pepper, Musk, Rosemary - #3
Zimaya · 2024INFRAD NOIR
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.7 / 5 (173)Shared accords: green, animalic, musky, soft spicyShared notes: Leather, Davana, Pink Pepper, Musk, Agarwood - #4
Acqua di Parma · 2019OUD EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (7722)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Musk - #5
Ard Al Zaafaran · 2025LIWAN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (144)Shared accords: woody, musky, soft spicy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Pink Pepper, Musk, Rosemary - #6
Acqua di Parma · 2012COLONIA OUD
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5740)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Musk - #7
Acqua di Parma · 2012COLONIA INTENSA OUD EAU DE COLOGNE CONCENTREE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4807)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Musk - #8
French Avenue · 2023ENIGMA TROIS
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (209)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Musk - #9
Dior · 1988FAHRENHEIT
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (69967)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Musk - #10
RasasiSHUHRAH POUR HOMME
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (12222)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Musk - #11
Armaf · 2024EGO THE FALCON
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (218)Shared accords: animalic, musky, aromatic, oudShared notes: Leather, Davana, Musk, Rosemary - #12
Carner Barcelona · 2011CUIRS
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9362)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Leather, 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 Imperial 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 Imperial, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.