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Fragrances Similar to IMAGINARY AUTHORS FALLING INTO THE SEA
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Creed Silver Mountain Water, sharing 6 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Falling Into The Sea'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.
Looking for fragrances similar to Imaginary Authors Falling Into The Sea? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its citrus, floral and sand profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Falling Into The Sea, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Falling Into The Sea'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
Creed · 1995SILVER MOUNTAIN WATER
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (50974)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #2
Azzaro · 1996CHROME
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (28337)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #3
Tommy Hilfiger · 1995TOMMY
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (19659)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #4
Yves Rocher · 2008NATURELLE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (12348)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #5
Guerlain · 2016AQUA ALLEGORIA PERA GRANITA
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (12300)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #6
Bond No 9 · 2018LAFAYETTE STREET
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (12161)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #7
Donna Karan · 1999DKNY WOMEN
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (11631)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #8
Yves Saint Laurent · 2016L'HOMME ULTIME
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (10543)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #9
Memo Paris · 2007INLÉ
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8965)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #10
Kenzo · 1997LE MONDE EST BEAU
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (8468)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #11
Juliette Has A Gun · 2022MAGNOLIA BLISS
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (8291)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral - #12
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur · 2007FIG TEA
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8170)Shared accords: fruity, aromatic, citrus, floral
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 Falling Into The Sea 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 Falling Into The Sea, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.