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Fragrances Similar to VIKTOR&ROLF DANCING ROSES
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Dancing Roses'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.
Viktor&Rolf Dancing Roses is built on rose, cherry and fruity. 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 Dancing Roses, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Dancing Roses'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
Guerlain · 2012LA PETITE ROBE NOIRE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (37915)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, soft spicy - #2
BORNTOSTANDOUT® · 2022INDECENT CHERRY
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (5977)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, cherry - #3
Akro · 2025CRUSH
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (3671)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, tropical - #4
Afnan · 2024SUPREMACY TAPIS ROUGE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (1185)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, tropical, cherry - #5
Fragrance World · 2022QUEEN OF HEARTS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (653)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, soft spicy - #6
Tom Ford · 2018LOST CHERRY
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (83708)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, cherry - #7
Guerlain · 2016L’HOMME IDÉAL EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (51808)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, cherry - #8
Mugler · 2020ANGEL NOVA
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (36986)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, tropical, fresh - #9
Carolina Herrera · 2021VERY GOOD GIRL
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (35593)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, tropical, soft spicy - #10
Issey Miyake · 2021A DROP D'ISSEY
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (20045)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, soft spicy - #11
Tom Ford · 2022CHERRY SMOKE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (16959)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, cherry - #12
Amouage · 2024GUIDANCE 46
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (15888)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, almond, nutty
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 Dancing Roses 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 Dancing Roses, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.