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Fragrances Similar to LIIS ETHEREAL WAVE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Ethereal Wave'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 Liis Ethereal Wave, 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 Ethereal Wave, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Ethereal Wave'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 · 2006L'HOMME
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (39640)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, ozonic - #2
Atelier Cologne · 2011TREFLE PUR
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3020)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, ozonic - #3
Al Haramain Perfumes · 2024L'AVENTURE FRAICHE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (787)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, ozonic - #4
Alexandria Fragrances · 2023ZION INTENSE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (120)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, ozonic - #5
Yves Saint Laurent · 2018Y EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (108867)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy - #6
Chanel · 2010BLEU DE CHANEL
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (73488)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy - #7
Ralph Lauren · 2003POLO BLUE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (26855)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, ozonic - #8
Armaf · 2022CLUB DE NUIT BLUE ICONIC
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (23420)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy - #9
Azzaro · 2016WANTED
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (20175)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy - #10
Memo Paris · 2019WINTER PALACE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (19505)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy - #11
Antonio Banderas · 2007BLUE SEDUCTION
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (19250)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, ozonic - #12
Jovoy Paris · 2018REMEMBER ME
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (18309)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy
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 Ethereal Wave 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 Ethereal Wave, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.