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Fragrances Similar to INITIO PARFUMS PRIVES PSYCHEDELIC LOVE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Tom Ford Velvet Orchid, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Psychedelic Love'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.
Initio Parfums Prives Psychedelic Love is built on powdery, woody and floral. 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 Psychedelic Love, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Psychedelic Love'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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Tom Ford · 2014VELVET ORCHID
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (35424)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Bergamot, Heliotrope, Myrrh, Sandalwood - #2
Lancôme · 1978MAGIE NOIRE PARFUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4615)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Bergamot, Bulgarian Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Myrrh, Sandalwood - #3
Bijan · 1986BIJAN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4180)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Bergamot, Bulgarian Rose, Heliotrope, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood - #4
Tom Ford · 2016VELVET ORCHID LUMIÈRE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7604)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Bergamot, Myrrh, Sandalwood - #5
Oscar de la Renta · 1977OSCAR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7706)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, balsamicShared notes: Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Myrrh, Sandalwood - #6
Lolita Lempicka · 2013ELLE L'AIME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (6720)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, yellow floralShared notes: Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Myrrh, Sandalwood - #7
Estée Lauder · 2008PRIVATE COLLECTION AMBER YLANG YLANG
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3741)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, yellow floralShared notes: Bergamot, Bulgarian Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood - #8
The House of Oud · 2018JUST BEFORE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3026)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, yellow floralShared notes: Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Myrrh, Sandalwood - #9
Montale · 2008VANILLA EXTASY
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (8945)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood - #10
Amouage · 2019OPUS XII – ROSE INCENSE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5066)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, balsamicShared notes: Myrrh, Sandalwood - #11
Mauboussin · 2000MAUBOUSSIN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (9487)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, yellow floralShared notes: Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood - #12
Guerlain · 1989SAMSARA EAU DE TOILETTE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9120)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood
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 Psychedelic Love 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 Psychedelic Love, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.