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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT TRENCH
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Ex Nihilo Honoré Delights, sharing 6 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Trench'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 Saint Laurent Trench is built on citrus, iris and powdery. 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 Trench, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Trench'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
Ex Nihilo · 2020HONORÉ DELIGHTS
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4655)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Cedar, Musk - #2
Roja Dove · 2019ELIXIR POUR FEMME ESSENCE DE PARFUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5894)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Cedar, Musk - #3
Cacharel · 2005PROMESSE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7590)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #4
Xerjoff · 2018MEFISTO GENTILUOMO
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (9282)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #5
Chloé · 1995CHLOÉ INNOCENCE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3723)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #6
Cartier · 1995SO PRETTY
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3957)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, citrusShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Neroli - #7
Vince Camuto · 2013FIORI
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3855)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Iris, Cedar, Musk - #8
Armaf · 2020CLUB DE NUIT SILLAGE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (29868)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #9
Azzaro · 1996CHROME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (28337)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Neroli - #10
Gucci · 1997ENVY
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (12784)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, citrusShared notes: Iris, Bergamot, Cedar, Musk - #11
Chanel · 2013LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL 1932
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (4475)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Musk, Neroli - #12
Armaf · 2023CHIC
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (1142)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Bergamot, Tangerine, Cedar, Musk
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 Trench 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 Trench, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.