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Fragrances Similar to PENHALIGON'S AMARANTHINE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Houbigant Quelques Fleurs l'Original, sharing 8 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Amaranthine'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 Penhaligon's Amaranthine? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its warm spicy, green and floral profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Amaranthine, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Amaranthine'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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Houbigant · 1913QUELQUES FLEURS L'ORIGINAL
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (9465)Shared accords: sweet, woody, green, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang - #2
Jil Sander · 1990JIL SANDER NO. 4
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (8393)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang - #3
Cacharel · 1998NOA
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (47094)Shared accords: sweet, woody, green, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Jasmine, Freesia, Ylang-Ylang - #4
Givenchy · 2016DAHLIA DIVIN LE NECTAR DE PARFUM
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5371)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #5
Ellen TracyELLEN TRACY
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4013)Shared accords: sweet, woody, green, aromaticShared notes: Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Freesia, Ylang-Ylang - #6
Karl Lagerfeld · 1994SUN MOON STARS
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (8825)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Freesia - #7
Ted Lapidus · 1984CREATION 1984
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4353)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang - #8
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1976FIRST
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (12681)Shared accords: woody, green, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Carnation - #9
Bijan · 1986BIJAN
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4180)Shared accords: sweet, woody, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Carnation - #10
Avon · 2001LITTLE BLACK DRESS
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (12296)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, floralShared notes: Musk, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #11
Chloé · 1992CHLOÉ NARCISSE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8278)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Jasmine, Carnation - #12
Revillon · 1981TURBULENCES
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3619)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Ylang-Ylang, Carnation
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 Amaranthine 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 Amaranthine, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.