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François Charles by Rancé 1795, bottle

François Charles

Rancé 1795
ConcentrationEDP
GenderMasculine
FamilyCitrus
Accords
Citrus
Fruity
Woody
Floral
Gourmand
Notes
TopBergamot · Grapefruit · Tangerine · Lemon · Bitter Orange · Melon · Pineapple · Apple
HeartSage · Lavender · Orange Blossom · Rose · Jasmine
MoreSandalwood · Iris · Ebony · Patchouli · Cedarwood · Vetiver · Caramel · Chocolate · Vanilla · Raspberry · White Musk

What smells like François Charles?

Below are the fragrances that genuinely share the character of François Charles by Rancé 1795 — a citrus 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 François Charles — 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 — and where nothing clears our bar, we say so plainly rather than dress a weak match as a strong one.