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Fragrances Similar to LOUIS VUITTON MATIÈRE NOIRE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Estée Lauder Wood Mystique, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Matière Noire'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.
Louis Vuitton Matière Noire is built on floral, rose and oud. 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 Matière Noire, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Matière Noire'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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Estée Lauder · 2011WOOD MYSTIQUE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3090)Shared accords: fruity, floral, oud, roseShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin, Rose, Patchouli - #2
Frederic Malle · 2010PORTRAIT OF A LADY
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (59938)Shared accords: fruity, floral, balsamic, roseShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Incense, Patchouli - #3
Boadicea the Victorious · 2012ARDENT
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (6917)Shared accords: floral, oud, rose, amberShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin, Rose, Patchouli - #4
Penhaligon's · 2020HALFETI LEATHER
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (6074)Shared accords: fruity, oud, balsamic, amberShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Incense, Patchouli - #5
Salvador Dali · 2014LA BELLE ET L'OCELOT
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4984)Shared accords: fruity, floral, balsamic, amberShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Incense, Patchouli - #6
Lorenzo Villoresi · 2006ALAMUT
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3008)Shared accords: floral, yellow floral, balsamic, roseShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Patchouli, Narcissus - #7
Nishane · 2021FAVONIUS
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (2902)Shared accords: oud, balsamic, rose, amberShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Incense, Patchouli - #8
Giorgio Armani · 2021SÌ INTENSE 2021
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (12292)Shared accords: fruity, floral, balsamic, roseShared notes: Benzoin, Blackcurrant Syrup, Patchouli - #9
Natura · 2019EKOS ALMA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (3502)Shared accords: aquatic, floral, balsamic, freshShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Patchouli - #10
Zimaya · 2024ITQAN GOLD
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (682)Shared accords: fruity, oud, fresh, roseShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Patchouli - #11
Lattafa PerfumesOUD MOOD
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11819)Shared accords: floral, oud, balsamic, roseShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Incense, Patchouli - #12
Maison Crivelli · 2024OUD CADENZA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (6862)Shared accords: fruity, oud, balsamic, amberShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin, Incense, Patchouli
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 Matière Noire 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 Matière Noire, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.