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Fragrances Similar to FRAGRANCE WORLD KING
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Vertus Narcos'is, sharing 10 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love King'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 King is built on fruity, tropical and sweet. 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 King, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share King'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
Vertus · 2017NARCOS'IS
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (10622)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Peach, Ginger, Rhubarb, Vetiver, Cardamom - #2
Swiss Arabian · 2025SOUL OF BALI
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1857)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, tropicalShared notes: Ginger, Rhubarb, Cardamom, Mango, Ambergris - #3
Gisada · 2019AMBASSADOR MEN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (18226)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, tropicalShared notes: Vetiver, Cardamom, Mango, Amber - #4
Fragrance World · 2024TAJ I
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (248)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Vetiver, Amber, Ambergris - #5
Lacoste Fragrances · 2018L'HOMME LACOSTE INTENSE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5660)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Ginger, Rhubarb, Vetiver, Amber, Mandarin orange - #6
Guess · 2019GUESS 1981 LOS ANGELES MEN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5169)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Ginger, Vetiver, Amber - #7
Roja Dove · 2019SCANDAL POUR HOMME PARFUM COLOGNE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4363)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rhubarb, Vetiver, Cardamom, Ambergris - #8
French Avenue · 2025VULCAN FEU
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (25681)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, tropicalShared notes: Ginger, Rhubarb, Mango, Ambergris - #9
BORNTOSTANDOUT® · 2023DRUNK LOVERS
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (6736)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Vetiver, Cardamom, Amber - #10
Yves Saint Laurent · 2017YVES SAINT LAURENT Y
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (23354)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Vetiver, Ambergris - #11
Ralph Lauren · 2025POLO 67 EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4476)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, tropicalShared notes: Vetiver, Cardamom - #12
The Spirit of Dubai · 2019TURATH
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (5032)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, amberShared notes: Peach, Vetiver, Cardamom, Amber, Ambergris
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 King 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 King, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.