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Fragrances Similar to SERGE LUTENS BORNEO 1834
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Extreme, sharing 8 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Borneo 1834'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 Serge Lutens Borneo 1834, 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 Borneo 1834, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Borneo 1834'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
Carolina Herrera · 2022BAD BOY EXTREME
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10841)Shared accords: woody, cacao, earthy, aromatic - #2
Essential Parfums · 2023PATCHOULI MANIA
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (6178)Shared accords: woody, cacao, green, earthy - #3
Hugo Boss · 2023BOSS BOTTLED ELIXIR
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (21911)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, balsamic - #4
Amouage · 2020ENCLAVE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (12992)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, balsamic - #5
Giorgio Armani · 2021SÌ INTENSE 2021
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (12292)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, balsamic - #6
Tom Ford · 2023CAFÉ ROSE (2023)
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (12287)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, balsamic - #7
Dior · 2012EAU SAUVAGE PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (12142)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromatic - #8
Le Labo · 2019BAIE 19
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10531)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromatic - #9
Serge Lutens · 1994IRIS SILVER MIST
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9370)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromatic - #10
Orto Parisi · 2014BRUTUS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8253)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, balsamic - #11
Jean Paul Gaultier · 2011KOKORICO
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (8236)Shared accords: woody, cacao, green, earthy - #12
Maison Martin Margiela · 2017MUSIC FESTIVAL
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (7771)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, balsamic
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 Borneo 1834 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 Borneo 1834, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.