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Fragrances Similar to PENHALIGON'S THE FAVOURITE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Victoria's Secret Dream Angels Heavenly, sharing 6 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Favourite'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 The Favourite is built on powdery, violet 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 The Favourite, 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 Favourite'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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Victoria's Secret · 2000DREAM ANGELS HEAVENLY
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (5098)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Iris, Mandarin orange, Musk, Violet, Freesia - #2
Houbigant · 2014IRIS DES CHAMPS
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4229)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Iris, Musk, Sandalwood - #3
Eisenberg · 2010DIABOLIQUE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (2873)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Iris, Mandarin orange, Musk, Violet, Sandalwood - #4
Guerlain · 1989SAMSARA EAU DE TOILETTE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9120)Shared accords: woody, powdery, violet, floralShared notes: Iris, Musk, Violet, Sandalwood - #5
Oriflame · 2010VOLARE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.4 / 5 (2975)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Iris, Musk, Violet, Sandalwood - #6
Lancôme · 2024LA VIE EST BELLE ROSE EXTRAORDINAIRE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5706)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, floralShared notes: Iris, Musk, Ambroxan, Sandalwood - #7
Phlur · 2023FATHER FIGURE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (14485)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Iris, Musk, Sandalwood - #8
Al Haramain Perfumes · 2018JUNOON NOIR
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10478)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Musk, Violet, Sandalwood - #9
Guerlain · 2008CRUEL GARDÉNIA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (7023)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Musk, Violet, Sandalwood - #10
Roja Dove · 2019ELIXIR POUR FEMME ESSENCE DE PARFUM
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5894)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Musk, Violet, Sandalwood - #11
Ex Nihilo · 2020HONORÉ DELIGHTS
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4655)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, violetShared notes: Iris, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Guerlain · 1933VOL DE NUIT
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (11431)Shared accords: woody, powdery, violet, floralShared notes: Iris, Mandarin orange, Musk, Violet, 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 The Favourite 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 Favourite, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.