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Fragrances Similar to VILHELM PARFUMERIE THE OUD AFFAIR
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Floris Honey Oud, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love The Oud Affair'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.
Looking for fragrances similar to Vilhelm Parfumerie The Oud Affair? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its sweet, tobacco and honey profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with The Oud Affair, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share The Oud Affair'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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Floris · 2014HONEY OUD
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4925)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, floral, oudShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud), Honey - #2
Al Haramain PerfumesNOORA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (2279)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, floral, vanillaShared notes: Ginger, Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud), Honey - #3
Guerlain · 2023TOBACCO HONEY
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (20511)Shared accords: sweet, tobacco, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud), Honey - #4
Tesori d'Oriente · 2016BYZANTIUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (9718)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, floral, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud), Honey - #5
Byron Parfums · 2018MULA MULA
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5707)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, oud, fresh spicyShared notes: Ginger, Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud) - #6
Nabeel · 2022OUD CAFU
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (368)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, oud, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud), Honey - #7
Xerjoff · 2015XJ 1861 NAXOS
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (102681)Shared accords: sweet, tobacco, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Honey, Tobacco Leaf - #8
Rayhaan · 2025ITALIA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4057)Shared accords: sweet, tobacco, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Honey, Tobacco Leaf - #9
French Avenue · 2025FIERTE LUNA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (2960)Shared accords: sweet, tobacco, powdery, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Honey, Tobacco Leaf - #10
Xerjoff · 2012ALEXANDRIA II
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (40252)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, oud, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud) - #11
Swiss ArabianSHAGHAF OUD
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (23399)Shared accords: sweet, powdery, floral, oudShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud) - #12
Maison Francis Kurkdjian · 2017OUD SATIN MOOD EXTRAIT DE PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (18180)Shared accords: powdery, floral, oud, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Agarwood (Oud)
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 The Oud Affair 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 The Oud Affair, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.