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Fragrances Similar to FREDERIC MALLE PROMISE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Omanluxury Oud Aquilaria, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Promise'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.
Frederic Malle Promise is built on woody, earthy and rose. 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 Promise, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Promise'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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Omanluxury · 2020OUD AQUILARIA
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (4255)Shared accords: woody, fruity, fresh, roseShared notes: Pink Pepper, Bulgarian Rose, Patchouli, Cloves, Rosemary - #2
Sisley · 2021IZIA LA NUIT
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (6068)Shared accords: woody, fruity, musky, patchouliShared notes: Patchouli, Ambroxan, Labdanum - #3
Juliette Has A Gun · 2011VENGEANCE EXTREME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4584)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, patchouliShared notes: Bulgarian Rose, Patchouli, Ambroxan, Labdanum - #4
Nabeel · 2023IRTH
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (1290)Shared accords: woody, fruity, musky, roseShared notes: Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Apple, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Saffron - #5
Xerjoff · 2024DEIFIED TONY IOMMI PARFUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5687)Shared accords: woody, fruity, musky, earthyShared notes: Patchouli, Apple, Saffron - #6
French Avenue · 2025VULCAN BLACK FRIDAY
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3059)Shared accords: woody, fruity, musky, earthyShared notes: Patchouli, Apple, Saffron - #7
Armaf · 2022ROYAL AMBER OUD POUR HOMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (213)Shared accords: woody, fruity, earthy, roseShared notes: Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Labdanum - #8
Nishane · 2022MANA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4242)Shared accords: woody, musky, rose, leatherShared notes: Turkish Rose, Patchouli, Castoreum, Saffron, Labdanum - #9
Juliette Has A Gun · 2009CALAMITY J.
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4378)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, patchouliShared notes: Patchouli, Castoreum, Labdanum - #10
Armaf · 2022NOMAD POUR HOMME
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (735)Shared accords: woody, fruity, musky, amberShared notes: Patchouli, Apple, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Saffron, Labdanum - #11
Etat Libre d'Orange · 2015HERMANN À MES CÔTÉS ME PARAISSAIT UNE OMBRE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (18517)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, patchouliShared notes: Patchouli, Ambroxan - #12
Fragrance World · 2025URBAN MAN ELIXIR
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (469)Shared accords: woody, musky, patchouli, amberShared notes: Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Ambroxan, Saffron, Labdanum
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 Promise 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 Promise, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.