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Fragrances Similar to SERGE LUTENS SERGE NOIRE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò Profumo, sharing 5 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Serge Noire'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 Serge Noire, 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 Serge Noire, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Serge Noire'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
Giorgio Armani · 2015ACQUA DI GIÒ PROFUMO
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (77844)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #2
Chanel · 2010BLEU DE CHANEL
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (73488)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #3
Guerlain · 1990SHALIMAR EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (65474)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #4
Frederic Malle · 2010PORTRAIT OF A LADY
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (59938)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #5
Nasomatto · 2009BLACK AFGANO
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (58390)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #6
Bentley · 2013BENTLEY FOR MEN INTENSE
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (47403)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #7
Amouage · 2012INTERLUDE MAN
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (41126)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #8
Hugo Boss · 2024BOTTLED ABSOLU
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (27416)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #9
Armaf · 2022CLUB DE NUIT BLUE ICONIC
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (23420)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #10
Essential Parfums · 2019DIVINE VANILLE
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (19068)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #11
Tom Ford · 2021ÉBÈNE FUMÉ
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (18545)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber - #12
Comme des Garcons · 2002COMME DES GARCONS SERIES 3 INCENSE: AVIGNON
join_inner 5 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (18513)Shared accords: woody, balsamic, smoky, amber
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 Serge Noire 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 Serge Noire, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.