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Fragrances Similar to YVES ROCHER MING SHU
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Etat Libre d'Orange Sous Le Pont Mirabeau, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Ming Shu'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.
Yves Rocher Ming Shu is built on floral, aquatic and marine. 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 Ming Shu, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Ming Shu'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
Etat Libre d'Orange · 2023SOUS LE PONT MIRABEAU
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (6474)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Sea Notes, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #2
Brocard · 2017ЦАРЕВНА-ЛЕБЕДЬ
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (3663)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Sea Notes, Lotus, Musk, Sandalwood - #3
Nabeel · 2023OCEAN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (945)Shared accords: woody, aquatic, marine, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Lotus, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #4
Karl Lagerfeld · 1994SUN MOON STARS
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (8825)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, floralShared notes: Peach, Vanilla, Water Lily, Cedar, Musk - #5
Nabeel · 2022ANTAR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (297)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Sea Notes, Cedar, Sandalwood - #6
Nautica · 2005NAUTICA BLUE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (9844)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Peach, Water Lily, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #7
Calvin Klein · 1996CK BE
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (24955)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Peach, Vanilla, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #8
Lattafa Perfumes · 2024MAYAR NATURAL INTENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (5865)Shared accords: woody, aquatic, musky, aromaticShared notes: Vanilla, Lotus, Water Lily, Musk, Sandalwood - #9
By Kilian · 2007LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (11351)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Peach, Vanilla, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #10
Laura Biagiotti · 1994LAURA
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (8809)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, floralShared notes: Peach, Vanilla, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #11
Moschino · 2009CHEAP & CHIC LIGHT CLOUDS
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (6412)Shared accords: powdery, aquatic, musky, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Lotus, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Salvador Dali · 2002DALISTYLE
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 3.5 / 5 (3101)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aquatic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Lotus, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood
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 Ming Shu 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 Ming Shu, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.