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What smells like Guerlain Cruel Gardénia?

8 alternatives ranked by how much of Cruel Gardénia’s actual note structure they share — not by opinion. The closest is Red Secret by Rasasi at 42%.

Closest matches to Cruel Gardénia

#FragranceHouseYearNote matchShared notes
1Red SecretRasasi202342%
Musk, Peach, Rose, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Violet
2Attar Al Mohabba MaleRasasi—40%
Musk, Neroli, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang
3Never Forget MeMAISON ASRAR202339%
Gardenia, Musk, Peach, Ylang-Ylang
4Musk FloralAl Haramain Perfumes202338%
Musk, Peach, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang
5Lynked ForeverAfnan202536%
Gardenia, Musk, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang
6Il HommeZara200336%
Musk, Neroli, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vanille
7CélesteMaison Alhambra202236%
Musk, Rose, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang
8Musk CleanAl Haramain Perfumes202336%
Musk, Peach, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang

What Cruel Gardénia is actually built on

Top notes

NeroliRosePeach

Heart notes

GardeniaVioletYlang-Ylang

Base notes

MuskTonka BeanSandalwoodVanille

Full breakdown of Cruel Gardénia →

How this is worked out

Each candidate is scored on three things: how many notes it shares with the original (weighted so rare materials count for more than common ones like musk), how closely the base and heart match — the part that determines the drydown — and how similar the overall accord profile is. Nothing here is based on marketing claims or on anyone’s opinion, and nothing has been smelled side by side. It is a structural comparison of what these fragrances are made of, which is a strong guide but not a guarantee of how they wear.

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