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Fragrances Similar to PENHALIGON'S LILY OF THE VALLEY
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Rabanne Calandre, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Lily of the Valley'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.
Penhaligon's Lily of the Valley is built on white floral, fresh and green. 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 Lily of the Valley, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Lily of the Valley'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
Rabanne · 1969CALANDRE
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5734)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Geranium - #2
Fendi · 1985FENDI
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5197)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Geranium - #3
Calvin Klein · 1994CK ONE
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (76983)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss - #4
Houbigant · 1913QUELQUES FLEURS L'ORIGINAL
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (9465)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss - #5
Boucheron · 1991BOUCHERON POUR HOMME
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (8521)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss - #6
Clive Christian · 18721872 FOR WOMEN
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4451)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, floralShared notes: Amalfi lemon, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine - #7
Balmain Beauty · 1991VENT VERT
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4246)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss - #8
NaturaBIOGRAFIA
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (2990)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Geranium - #9
Revlon · 1973CHARLIE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (4465)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Lily-of-the-Valley, Jasmine, Geranium, Oakmoss, Sandalwood - #10
Gucci · 1997ENVY
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (12784)Shared accords: woody, green, citrus, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss - #11
Dior · 1947MISS DIOR
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (10383)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss - #12
Estée Lauder · 1973PRIVATE COLLECTION
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (8934)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, floralShared notes: Rose, Bergamot, Jasmine, Oakmoss, Ylang-Ylang
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 Lily of the Valley 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 Lily of the Valley, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.