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Fragrances Similar to VAN CLEEF & ARPELS VAN CLEEF & ARPELS POUR HOMME
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Oscar de la Renta Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui, sharing 15 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme'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 Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme is built on aromatic, woody and warm spicy. 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 Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme'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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Oscar de la Renta · 1980OSCAR DE LA RENTA POUR LUI
join_inner 24 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (7412)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, floralShared notes: Leather, Juniper Berries, Caraway, Bergamot, Vetiver - #2
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1989TSAR
join_inner 26 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (7435)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, mossyShared notes: Leather, Juniper Berries, Rose, Artemisia, Caraway - #3
Versace · 1984VERSACE L'HOMME
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (9836)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, floralShared notes: Leather, Rose, Bergamot, Green notes, Amber - #4
Ralph Lauren · 1992SAFARI FOR MEN
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (8498)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, floral, mossyShared notes: Leather, Rose, Artemisia, Bergamot, Green notes - #5
Niki de Saint Phalle · 1982NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (3854)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, floralShared notes: Leather, Rose, Artemisia, Bergamot, Green notes - #6
Trussardi · 1983TRUSSARDI UOMO
join_inner 24 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4235)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, floralShared notes: Leather, Juniper Berries, Rose, Caraway, Bergamot - #7
Jacques Bogart · 1980ONE MAN SHOW
join_inner 23 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (10134)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, mossyShared notes: Leather, Rose, Artemisia, Caraway, Bergamot - #8
Jaguar · 1988JAGUAR FOR MEN
join_inner 23 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (4902)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, mossyShared notes: Leather, Rose, Caraway, Bergamot, Green notes - #9
Fendi · 1985FENDI
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5197)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, floralShared notes: Leather, Rose, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar - #10
Guy Laroche · 1993HORIZON
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (3197)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, floralShared notes: Leather, Rose, Artemisia, Caraway, Bergamot - #11
Hugo Boss · 1985BOSS NUMBER ONE
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (7327)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, mossyShared notes: Rose, Artemisia, Caraway, Bergamot, Orris Root - #12
Yves Saint Laurent · 1988JAZZ
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (7308)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, floral, mossyShared notes: Leather, Artemisia, Bergamot, Amber, Cedar
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 Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme 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 Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.