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Fragrances Similar to THE BODY SHOP BLACK MUSK
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Mugler Angel Eau de Toilette, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Black Musk'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.
The Body Shop Black Musk is built on sweet, vanilla and powdery. 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 Musk, 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 Musk'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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Mugler · 2011ANGEL EAU DE TOILETTE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (11735)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Patchouli - #2
Mugler · 1992ANGEL
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (100589)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Chocolate - #3
Armaf · 2023MYSTIQUE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1174)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Patchouli, Ylang-Ylang, Pear - #4
Maison Alhambra · 2022BLACK ORIGAMI
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1661)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Patchouli, Chocolate, Ylang-Ylang - #5
Fragrance World · 2025NOIR 7
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (96)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Ylang-Ylang - #6
Van Cleef & Arpels · 2018ROSE ROUGE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8366)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Pink Pepper, Patchouli - #7
Montblanc · 2006FEMME DE MONTBLANC
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4540)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Patchouli, Heliotrope - #8
Maison Alhambra · 2022GLOSSY
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.4 / 5 (426)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Pear - #9
Kat Von D · 2017SINNER (2017)
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (4209)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Vetiver, Patchouli - #10
Flavia · 2024NOIR ORCHIDEE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (88)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, soft spicyShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Patchouli, Ylang-Ylang - #11
Agent Provocateur · 2014FATALE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (4576)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Chocolate - #12
Afnan · 2019MODEST DEUX
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5724)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powderyShared notes: Patchouli
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 Musk 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 Musk, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.