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Smells like 1996

8 fragrances with a similar accord profile to 1996 by Byredo — ranked by scent-profile match, not sponsorship.

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1

Matière PremièreSANTAL AUSTRAL

86%accord match

2

Serge LutensLOUVE

85%accord match

3

Bond No. 9 I Love NYTRIBECA

85%accord match

4

Initio Parfums PrivéSUGAR BLAST

83%accord match

5

Shanghai TangORIENTAL PEARL

83%accord match

6

Thierry MuglerAlien

83%accord match

7

Tiziana TerenziAL CONTRARIO

83%accord match

8

KorresBLACK SUGAR ORIENTAL LILLY VIOLET

82%accord match

How this works: we compare the accord composition of 1996 against every fragrance in the database using cosine similarity. A high match means the scent profiles overlap strongly — performance and quality can still differ.