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Fragrances Similar to ZOOLOGIST PERFUMES PANDA EDITION 2017
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Van Cleef & Arpels First, sharing 7 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Panda Edition 2017'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.
Zoologist Perfumes Panda Edition 2017 is built on earthy, musky and fruity. 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 Panda Edition 2017, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Panda Edition 2017'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
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1976FIRST
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (12681)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Amber, Mandarin orange, Musk - #2
Emanuel Ungaro · 1983DIVA
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (11112)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Amber, Mandarin orange, Musk - #3
Ajmal · 2020AURUM SUMMER
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (2104)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Mandarin orange, Musk, Jasmine, Apple - #4
Houbigant · 1913QUELQUES FLEURS L'ORIGINAL
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (9465)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, animalicShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Amber, Musk, Jasmine - #5
O Boticário · 2017LILY EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (3865)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, animalicShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Mandarin orange, Lily, Musk - #6
Jean-Louis Scherrer · 1979JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5189)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Amber, Musk, Jasmine - #7
Lancôme · 1967CLIMAT
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4302)Shared accords: woody, powdery, green, animalicShared notes: Bamboo, Civet, Amber, Musk, Jasmine - #8
Gianfranco Ferre · 2005FERRE EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3913)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Magnolia, Musk, Jasmine - #9
Nabeel · 2023OCEAN
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (945)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, floralShared notes: Vanilla, Ozonic notes, Amber, Mandarin orange, Musk - #10
Givenchy · 1984YSATIS
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (12797)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Amber, Mandarin orange, Musk - #11
Laura Biagiotti · 1994LAURA
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8809)Shared accords: woody, fruity, powdery, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #12
Cartier · 1986PANTHERE
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (3985)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Amber, Mandarin orange, 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 Panda Edition 2017 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 Panda Edition 2017, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.