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Fragrances Similar to MANCERA BLACK TO BLACK
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Aswad, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Black to Black'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.
Mancera Black to Black is built on warm spicy, 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 Black to Black, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Black to Black'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
Swiss Arabian · 2018SHAGHAF OUD ASWAD
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5399)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, oudShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Amber, Jasmine - #2
Memo Paris · 2022IBERIAN LEATHER
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (4194)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, oudShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Bergamot, Amber - #3
Montale · 2014AOUD NIGHT
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3813)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), White Musk, Bergamot, Amber - #4
Nabeel · 2022OUD CAFU
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (368)Shared accords: woody, powdery, oud, leatherShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, White Musk, Bergamot - #5
Versace · 2014VERSACE POUR FEMME OUD ORIENTAL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (2865)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, oudShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Sandalwood, Saffron - #6
Molinard · 2015CUIR EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4246)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Bergamot, Amber, Sandalwood - #7
Mancera · 2015BLACK PRESTIGIUM
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4097)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, floralShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, White Musk, Bergamot - #8
Nabeel · 2023IRTH
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (1290)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, oudShared notes: Leather, Rose, White Musk, Bergamot, Amber - #9
RasasiFAQAT LIL RIJAL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2692)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, oudShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Bergamot, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #10
Penhaligon's · 2015HALFETI
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (28935)Shared accords: woody, powdery, oud, roseShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Bergamot, Amber, Jasmine - #11
The Spirit of Dubai · 2019TURATH
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (5032)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, oudShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, White Musk, Bergamot - #12
Guerlain · 2003HABIT ROUGE EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (9275)Shared accords: woody, powdery, citrus, floralShared notes: Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Rose, Bergamot, Amber
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 Black to Black 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 Black to Black, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.