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Fragrances Similar to MUGLER THE TASTE OF FRAGRANCE A*MEN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Mugler A*Men Pure Leather Pure Cuir, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Taste of Fragrance A*Men'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.
Looking for fragrances similar to Mugler The Taste of Fragrance A*Men? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its warm spicy, vanilla and coffee profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with The Taste of Fragrance A*Men, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share The Taste of Fragrance A*Men'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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Mugler · 2012A*MEN PURE LEATHER PURE CUIR
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4132)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Mint, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli - #2
Eisenberg · 2001J'OSE
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (5888)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, patchouli, coffeeShared notes: Bergamot, Mint, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli - #3
O Boticário · 1998PORTINARI
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (3023)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, vanillaShared notes: Bergamot, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli, Vanille - #4
Bond No 9 · 2003NEW HAARLEM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10861)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Lavender, Patchouli, Coffee, Tonka Bean - #5
Jacques Bogart · 2004BOGART POUR HOMME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9375)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #6
Queen Latifah · 2009QUEEN BY QUEEN LATIFAH
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4667)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Coriander - #7
Givenchy · 2008GIVENCHY PLAY INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (9660)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Coffee, Tonka Bean - #8
Coty · 1927L'AIMANT
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4004)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, freshShared notes: Virginia cedar, Bergamot, Musk, Vanille, Tonka Bean - #9
Eisenberg · 2010TENTATION
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (2900)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, vanillaShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Patchouli, Vanille, Tonka Bean - #10
Chanel · 2007BOIS DES ILES
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (8576)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, freshShared notes: Bergamot, Musk, Tonka Bean, Coriander - #11
Frederic Malle · 2000MUSC RAVAGEUR
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (51561)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, vanillaShared notes: Bergamot, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #12
Mugler · 2017A*MEN KRYPTOMINT
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8124)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Mint, Patchouli, Coffee, Tonka Bean
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 The Taste of Fragrance A*Men 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 The Taste of Fragrance A*Men, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.