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Fragrances Similar to ZARA CREATIVELY SHANGHAI
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Afnan 9am, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Creatively Shanghai'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.
Zara Creatively Shanghai is built on citrus, warm spicy and woody. 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 Creatively Shanghai, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Creatively Shanghai'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
Afnan9AM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (2621)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #2
Giorgio Armani · 1998EMPORIO ARMANI LUI
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5145)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #3
Yves Saint Laurent · 2018L’HOMME COLOGNE BLEUE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (3657)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #4
Azzaro · 2018WANTED BY NIGHT
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (40240)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Mandarin orange, Cedar - #5
Clive Christian · 2022BLONDE AMBER
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (20689)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Cedar - #6
Tom Ford · 2022NOIR EXTREME PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (16716)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, warm spicyShared notes: Cardamom, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #7
Nishane · 2023ANI X
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (13043)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Cedar - #8
Bvlgari · 1992EAU PARFUMEE AU THE VERT
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11040)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, warm spicyShared notes: Cardamom, Mandarin orange, Cedar - #9
Yves Saint Laurent · 2016L'HOMME ULTIME
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (10543)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Cedar - #10
Lacoste Fragrances · 2002LACOSTE POUR HOMME
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7065)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Cedar - #11
Givenchy · 1994INSENSE ULTRAMARINE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5706)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Cardamom, Cedar - #12
Fendi · 1985FENDI
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5197)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, citrus, warm spicyShared notes: Cardamom, Mandarin orange, Cedar
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 Creatively Shanghai 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 Creatively Shanghai, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.