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Begum by Xerjoff, bottle

Begum

Xerjoff
ConcentrationParfum
Gender
FamilyChypre · Floral · Amber/Oriental
Notes
TopFreesia · Red Berries · Lemon · Bergamot
HeartRose · Jasmine · Lilac · Iris · Lily of the Valley · Ylang Ylang
BaseAmber · Musk · Vanilla · Sandalwood · Rosewood · Patchouli · Vetiver

The closest matches to Begum in the Osmagora library are Mariella Burani (Mariella Burani) · Voile de Jasmin (Bvlgari) · Chanel No 46 (Chanel), ranked by how much of its note profile they share. See them side by side

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What smells like Begum?

These fragrances genuinely share the character of Begum by Xerjoff, a chypre scent, ranked by how much of its note profile they have in common. Not cheaper copies; scents in the same spirit.

How we find these

Osmagora compares the full note profile of Begum, its top, heart and base notes, against every fragrance in the library, and ranks them by how much they genuinely share. The figure shown is that note overlap, kept deliberately conservative. These are scents in the same spirit, not cheaper copies or marketing lookalikes. Where nothing clears our bar, we say so plainly rather than dress a weak match as a strong one.