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Fragrances Similar to ZOOLOGIST PERFUMES PENGUIN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Natura Homem Verum, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Penguin'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 Penguin is built on ozonic, musky 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 Penguin, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Penguin'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
Natura · 2018HOMEM VERUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4042)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Suede, Musk, Sandalwood - #2
Nabeel · 2022ANTAR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (297)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Pink Pepper, Moss, Suede, Sandalwood, Saffron - #3
Nishane · 2022MANA
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (4242)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, fresh spicyShared notes: Moss, Suede, Musk, Sandalwood, Saffron - #4
Roja DoveDIAGHILEV
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9974)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum - #5
Frederic Malle · 2002VETIVER EXTRAORDINAIRE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (9899)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Pink Pepper, Musk, Sandalwood - #6
Ormonde Jayne · 20134. MONTABACO INTENSIVO
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (9884)Shared accords: woody, musky, aromatic, ozonicShared notes: Moss, Suede, Sandalwood - #7
M. Micallef · 2023GNTONIC
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (7985)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Pink Pepper, Moss, Sandalwood - #8
Ormonde Jayne · 2022MONTABACO VERANO
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (6424)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Moss, Suede, Sandalwood - #9
Boadicea the Victorious · 2012BOADICEA GLORIOUS
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5040)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Moss, Musk, Sandalwood - #10
Lattafa Perfumes · 2022AURA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (931)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Moss, Musk, Saffron - #11
Creed · 2018AVENTUS COLOGNE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (17429)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Ozonic notes, Pink Pepper, Musk, Sandalwood - #12
Roja Dove · 2019OCEANIA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10775)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Moss, Musk, Sandalwood, Labdanum
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 Penguin 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 Penguin, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.