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Fragrances Similar to TED LAPIDUS BLACK SOUL IMPERIAL
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Cerruti Image Woman, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Black Soul Imperial'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.
Ted Lapidus Black Soul Imperial is built on warm spicy, coffee and leather. 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 Black Soul Imperial, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Black Soul Imperial'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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Cerruti · 2000IMAGE WOMAN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5739)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Mint, Amber - #2
Ralph Lauren · 2015POLO RED INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4734)Shared accords: animalic, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Leather, Amber, Coffee - #3
Rabanne · 20081 MILLION
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (72937)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Mint, Amber - #4
Aramis · 1977ARAMIS DEVIN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4299)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Amber - #5
Tom Ford · 2022NOIR EXTREME PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (16716)Shared accords: woody, animalic, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Amber, Citruses - #6
Jacques Bogart · 1980ONE MAN SHOW
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10134)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Leather, Amber, Spices - #7
Frapin · 2012SPEAKEASY
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3609)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Leather, Mint, Amber - #8
Tom Ford · 2019TUSCAN LEATHER INTENSE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3606)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Amber, Woodsy Notes - #9
Swiss Arabian · 2024CARDAMOM AND APPLE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (454)Shared accords: green, animalic, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Leather, Amber - #10
Mugler · 2012A*MEN PURE LEATHER PURE CUIR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4132)Shared accords: woody, animalic, aromatic, leatherShared notes: Leather, Mint, Amber, Coffee - #11
Dior · 1988FAHRENHEIT
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (69967)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Amber - #12
Halloween · 2012HALLOWEEN MAN
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (10353)Shared accords: animalic, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Leather, 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 Black Soul Imperial 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 Black Soul Imperial, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.