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Fragrances Similar to VILHELM PARFUMERIE BLACK CITRUS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Lancôme Santal Kardamon, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Black Citrus'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.
Vilhelm Parfumerie Black Citrus is built on aromatic, citrus and leather. 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 Citrus, 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 Citrus'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
Lancôme · 2018SANTAL KARDAMON
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (2989)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Patchouli, Birch - #2
Prada · 2016PRADA L'HOMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (76482)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, violetShared notes: Cardamom, Patchouli, Violet, Maté - #3
Xerjoff · 20131888
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (11768)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Patchouli, Birch - #4
Missoni · 2017MISSONI PARFUM POUR HOMME
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (10548)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Patchouli, Birch - #5
Tom Ford · 2017NOIR ANTHRACITE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (6312)Shared accords: woody, citrus, fresh spicy, leatherShared notes: Patchouli, Birch - #6
Roja Dove · 2016OLIGARCH
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5233)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Patchouli, Birch, Maté - #7
Diesel · 1997PLUS PLUS MASCULINE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4628)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Patchouli, Violet, Birch - #8
Natura · 2017ESSENCIAL ELIXIR
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4448)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Patchouli, Violet - #9
David Beckham · 2006INTIMATELY BECKHAM MEN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4245)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Patchouli, Violet - #10
Roja Dove · 2012FETISH POUR HOMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4238)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Cardamom, Patchouli, Violet - #11
Salvatore Ferragamo · 2021FERRAGAMO SPICY LEATHER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (3666)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Patchouli - #12
Fragrance World · 2022CASAMORATI 1888
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (482)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Patchouli, Birch
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 Citrus 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 Citrus, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.