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Fragrances Similar to THE HOUSE OF OUD EMPATHY
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Estée Lauder Wood Mystique, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Empathy'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 The House of Oud Empathy, 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 Empathy, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Empathy'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
Estée Lauder · 2011WOOD MYSTIQUE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3090)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin, Raspberry - #2
Madonna · 2012TRUTH OR DARE BY MADONNA NAKED
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7476)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin - #3
La Prairie · 2004SILVER RAIN
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4975)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Musk - #4
Laurent Mazzone Parfums · 2012SENSUAL ORCHID
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9869)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Benzoin, Woody Notes, Musk - #5
Animale · 1994ANIMALE ANIMALE FOR MEN
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8423)Shared accords: sweet, woody, tobacco, fruityShared notes: Tobacco, Musk - #6
Atelier des Ors · 2015ROSE OMEYYADE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5105)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Raspberry - #7
Dior · 2018LA COLLE NOIRE (2018)
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3955)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Raspberry - #8
Parfums de Marly · 2018DELINA EXCLUSIF
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (42619)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Woody Notes, Musk - #9
The Spirit of Dubai · 2015MEYDAN
join_inner 8 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (3176)Shared accords: woody, tobacco, oudShared notes: Tobacco, Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin, Artemisia, Musk - #10
Lattafa PerfumesOUD MOOD
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11819)Shared accords: sweet, woody, floral, oudShared notes: Agarwood (Oud), Woody Notes, Musk - #11
Van Cleef & Arpels · 2018ROSE ROUGE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8366)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Benzoin, Musk, Raspberry - #12
Eisenberg · 2000I AM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (6583)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, floralShared notes: Benzoin, Musk, Raspberry
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 Empathy 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 Empathy, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.