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Fragrances Similar to FRANCESCA BIANCHI THE BLACK KNIGHT
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Kouros, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Black Knight'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.
If you love Francesca Bianchi The Black Knight, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with The Black Knight, 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 Black Knight'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
Yves Saint Laurent · 1981KOUROS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (29052)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #2
Maison Crivelli · 2020IRIS MALIKHÂN
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (13173)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #3
Givenchy · 1974GENTLEMAN (1974)
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10960)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #4
Serge Lutens · 2006CHYPRE ROUGE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5376)Shared accords: woody, animalic, earthy, aromatic - #5
Trussardi · 1983TRUSSARDI UOMO
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4235)Shared accords: woody, animalic, earthy, aromatic - #6
Memo Paris · 2018MOROCCAN LEATHER
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (3192)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #7
Maison Alhambra · 2022ROMAN LEATHER
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (620)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #8
Lattafa Perfumes · 2024AL AZAL
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (365)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #9
Dior · 2014DIOR HOMME PARFUM
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (55447)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthy - #10
Azzaro · 1978AZZARO POUR HOMME
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (25122)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromatic - #11
Dior · 2005DIOR HOMME 2005
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (11626)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromatic - #12
Guerlain · 1933VOL DE NUIT
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (11431)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromatic
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 Black Knight 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 Black Knight, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.