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Fragrances Similar to MAISON VIOLET UN AIR D’APOGÉE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Les Liquides Imaginaires L’Ile Pourpre, sharing 8 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Un Air d’Apogée'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.
Maison Violet Un Air d’Apogée is built on tobacco, powdery and herbal. 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 Un Air d’Apogée, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Un Air d’Apogée'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
Les Liquides Imaginaires · 2016L’ILE POURPRE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (7945)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, green - #2
Amouage · 2012BELOVED WOMAN
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (6873)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, musky - #3
Ormonde Jayne · 2022MONTABACO VERANO
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (6424)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powdery - #4
Ralph Lauren · 1978POLO
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (24760)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, green - #5
Clive Christian · 2021JUMP UP AND KISS ME HEDONISTIC (2021)
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9999)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powdery - #6
By Kilian · 2024OLD FASHIONED
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (8762)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, green - #7
Karl Lagerfeld · 1978LAGERFELD CLASSIC
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7992)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, powdery - #8
Filippo Sorcinelli · 2018BUT NOT TODAY
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (7275)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, musky - #9
Tom Ford · 2023MYRRHE MYSTÈRE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7030)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, musky - #10
Naomi Goodsir · 2012CUIR VELOURS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (6825)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, musky - #11
Molinard · 2016FIGUE EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (6544)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, green - #12
Papillon Artisan Perfumes · 2014ANUBIS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5518)Shared accords: sweet, tobacco, powdery, musky
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 Un Air d’Apogée 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 Un Air d’Apogée, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.