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Fragrances Similar to PENHALIGON'S MALABAH
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Penhaligon's Opus 1870, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Malabah'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 Malabah is built on fresh spicy, citrus and aromatic. 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 Malabah, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Malabah'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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Penhaligon's · 2005OPUS 1870
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (6459)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Cardamom, Orris Root, Amber, Musk - #2
Calvin Klein · 1994CK ONE
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (76983)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, aromaticShared notes: Rose, Cardamom, Orris Root, Amber, Musk - #3
Bvlgari · 1992EAU PARFUMEE AU THE VERT
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11040)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, aromaticShared notes: Cardamom, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Coriander - #4
Fendi · 1985FENDI
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5197)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Cardamom, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #5
Floris · 2002EAU DE SANTAL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3580)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, aromaticShared notes: Cardamom, Amber, Musk, Nutmeg, Sandalwood - #6
Giorgio Armani · 1998EMPORIO ARMANI LUI
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (5145)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Cardamom, Orris Root, Amber, Musk - #7
La Perla · 1987LA PERLA
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (4093)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Rose, Cardamom, Orris Root, Amber, Musk - #8
BORNTOSTANDOUT® · 2023DRUNK LOVERS
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (6736)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Ginger, Cardamom, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #9
Yves Saint Laurent · 1977OPIUM PARFUM
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Orris Root, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood - #10
Nautica · 1992NAUTICA
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (3818)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Coriander - #11
Revillon · 1981TURBULENCES
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3619)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, aromaticShared notes: Rose, Orris Root, Amber, Musk, Nutmeg - #12
Ajmal · 2014HATKORA WOOD
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2787)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Ginger, Rose, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood
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 Malabah 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 Malabah, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.