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Fragrances Similar to PROFUMUM ROMA VANITAS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is MAISON ASRAR Vanilla Aura, sharing 9 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Vanitas'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.
If you love Profumum Roma Vanitas, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Vanitas, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Vanitas'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
MAISON ASRAR · 2025VANILLA AURA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3275)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #2
Tom Ford · 2015NOIR EXTREME
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (62288)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, white floral - #3
Dior · 2019SAUVAGE PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (24851)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #4
Yves Saint Laurent · 2024MYSLF LE PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (21070)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #5
Clive Christian · 2022BLONDE AMBER
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (20689)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #6
Mugler · 2023ANGEL ELIXIR
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (11973)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, white floral - #7
Joop! · 1989JOOP! LE BAIN
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11491)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #8
Adam Levine · 2013ADAM LEVINE FOR WOMEN
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (10345)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, white floral - #9
ChanelCOCO EAU DE TOILETTE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9556)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, white floral - #10
L'ErbolarioMEHARÉES
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9297)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #11
Calvin Klein · 2005OBSESSION NIGHT WOMAN
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8611)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, citrus - #12
Guerlain · 2017SHALIMAR SOUFFLE INTENSE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (7506)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, citrus, white floral
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 Vanitas 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 Vanitas, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.