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Fragrances Similar to PALOMA PICASSO TENTATIONS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Kenzo Kashaya, sharing 11 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Tentations'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.
Paloma Picasso Tentations is built on warm spicy, amber and floral. 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 Tentations, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Tentations'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
Kenzo · 1993KASHAYA
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (3686)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Orange Blossom, Benzoin, Rose, Bergamot - #2
Slava Zaitsev · 1992MAROUSSIA
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (10989)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Peach, Orange Blossom, Benzoin, Rose, Bergamot - #3
Yves Saint Laurent · 1977OPIUM PARFUM
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, amberShared notes: Peach, Benzoin, Rose, Bergamot, Pepper - #4
Nabeel · 2022OUD CAFU
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (368)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, cinnamonShared notes: Rose, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine - #5
Estée Lauder · 1991SPELLBOUND
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (5093)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Orange Blossom, Benzoin, Rose, Cedar, Musk - #6
Laura Biagiotti · 1992VENEZIA
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (6451)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Benzoin, Rose, Bergamot, Cedar - #7
Ted Lapidus · 1989RUMBA
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (4977)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Orange Blossom, Rose, Bergamot, Cedar - #8
Ellen TracyELLEN TRACY
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4013)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Rose, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #9
Bijan · 1986BIJAN
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4180)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, floralShared notes: Orange Blossom, Benzoin, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #10
Jil Sander · 1990JIL SANDER NO. 4
join_inner 17 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (8393)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Rose, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #11
Clive Christian · 2022BLONDE AMBER
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.6 / 5 (20689)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Jasmine, Myrrh - #12
Balenciaga · 1989RUMBA
join_inner 17 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (3632)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Peach, Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk
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 Tentations 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 Tentations, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.