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Fragrances Similar to ROCHAS MYSTERE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Jean-Louis Scherrer Jean-Louis Scherrer, sharing 13 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Mystere'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.
Rochas Mystere is built on aromatic, woody 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 Mystere, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Mystere'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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Jean-Louis Scherrer · 1979JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER
join_inner 21 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5189)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, muskyShared notes: Tuberose, Gardenia, Civet, Aldehydes, Hiacynth - #2
Roja DoveDIAGHILEV
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (9974)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Tuberose, Cumin, Civet, Bergamot, Cedar - #3
Animale · 1987ANIMALE
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4942)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, muskyShared notes: Civet, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Hiacynth, Orris Root - #4
Fendi · 1985FENDI
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5197)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Cypress, Cedar - #5
Emanuel Ungaro · 1983DIVA
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (11112)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Orris Root, Musk - #6
Balmain Beauty · 1991VENT VERT
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4246)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, earthyShared notes: Galbanum, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Hiacynth, Cedar - #7
Balmain Beauty · 1979IVOIRE DE BALMAIN
join_inner 21 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4142)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, earthyShared notes: Galbanum, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Orris Root - #8
Estée Lauder · 1973PRIVATE COLLECTION
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (8934)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Hiacynth, Cedar, Musk, Patchouli - #9
Nina Ricci · 1987NINA (1987)
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (2867)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, earthyShared notes: Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Orris Root, Musk - #10
Jean Couturier · 1973CORIANDRE
join_inner 17 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (12543)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Musk, Patchouli - #11
Robert Piguet · 1944BANDIT
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (12454)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, muskyShared notes: Tuberose, Gardenia, Civet, Galbanum, Bergamot - #12
The Beautiful Mind Series · 2014BOUDICCA WODE
join_inner 17 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4519)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Tuberose, Cumin, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk
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 Mystere 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 Mystere, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.