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Fragrances Similar to VAN CLEEF & ARPELS CALIFORNIA RÉVERIE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Donna Karan DKNY Nectar Love, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love California Réverie'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.
Van Cleef & Arpels California Réverie is built on white floral, citrus and floral. 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 California Réverie, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share California Réverie'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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Donna Karan · 2017DKNY NECTAR LOVE
join_inner 8 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (7146)Shared accords: citrus, beeswax, fresh, honeyShared notes: Vanilla, Mandarin orange, Beeswax, Neroli - #2
Anna Sui · 2019FANTASIA MERMAID
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (6542)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Mandarin orange - #3
Guerlain · 2018MON GUERLAIN FLORALE
join_inner 8 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (8829)Shared accords: citrus, floral, white floral, freshShared notes: Vanilla, Jasmine sambac, Mandarin orange, Neroli - #4
Jean Paul Gaultier · 2017SCANDAL
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (42072)Shared accords: citrus, floral, white floral, beeswaxShared notes: Mandarin orange, Beeswax - #5
Mugler · 2017WONDER BOUQUET
join_inner 6 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (3100)Shared accords: white floral, beeswax, honeyShared notes: Vanilla, Jasmine sambac, Beeswax - #6
Coach · 2018COACH FLORAL EAU THE PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (9120)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Jasmine sambac - #7
The 7 Virtues · 2023COCONUT SUN
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (5569)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Frangipani - #8
Montale · 2012CANDY ROSE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (3527)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Mandarin orange - #9
French Avenue · 2025NECTARE EXTRADOSE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (1495)Shared accords: citrus, floral, white floral, freshShared notes: Vanilla, Neroli - #10
French Avenue · 2025OPUS GRANDE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (553)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Mandarin orange - #11
Yves Saint Laurent · 2019BLACK OPIUM NEON
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (6990)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, white floralShared notes: Vanilla, Jasmine sambac, Mandarin orange - #12
Montale · 2023LUCKY CANDY
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (5334)Shared accords: tropical, citrus, floral, honeyShared notes: Vanilla, Neroli, Frangipani
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 California Réverie 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 California Réverie, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.