Nearly Noon by DefineMe

Best Nearly Noon by DefineMe Alternatives & Similar Perfumes

Nearly Noon by DefineMe blends warm spices and creamy sweetness with a rich gourmand heart. Cardamom and saffron add an exotic spiced edge, balanced by caramel, fig, and vanilla that bring a smooth, dessert-like softness. The inclusion of rice pudding and coconut introduces a milky, comforting texture, while sandalwood and amber ground the scent with a velvety woody base. Those drawn to warm, sweet, and slightly spicy compositions with a creamy gourmand twist will find this fragrance appealing.

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402 Guilty Vanilla

402 Guilty Vanilla by Bon Parfumeur £60.00

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  • Key notes:
  • benzoin
  • caramel
  • fig
  • freesia
  • sandalwood
  • vanilla
  • Tags:
  • #sweet
  • Aromagroups:
  • edible
  • woody

A sweet, ambery perfume with many shades of sweet packed into a single formula: heliotrope, vanilla, caramel, toffee and benzoin, all interlinked with a soft sandalwood theme.

Bon Parfumeur open olfactive dimensions and invite you to add your own story. Try 402 if you like sophisticated gourmands.

Perfumer for 402: Corinne Cachen. 

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Lola at Coat Check

Lola at Coat Check by Discothèque £130.00

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  • Key notes:
  • caramel
  • cardamom
  • orris (iris root)
  • sandalwood
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • woody

Year: 1992
Place: New York
Spirals of sandalwood smoke, love letters and curses, white chocolates in pockets, a moment of softness, razor-edged nails, tiered chandeliers, a glimpse of the moon high in the sky, a whisper on lips that turns into a 4am surprise.

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Mulberry Fig

Mulberry Fig by Floris £180.00

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  • Key notes:
  • amber
  • coconut
  • fig
  • orris (iris root)
  • sandalwood
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • green
  • woody

An Eau de Parfum with floral amber notes, Mulberry Fig, is a warm creamy scent combined with bittersweet, green, and powdery orris notes to an incredible effect.

Created by the in-house perfumery team at 89 Jermyn Street.
Inspired by St James's Park, a quick promenade away from our Jermyn Street shop, one of London’s oldest Royal Parks, surrounded by some of the country’s most famous landmarks and lush greenery.
Creamy sweet and bitter green aromas encompass the shoreline of the blissful lake towered by an abundance of fig trees, immense in scale with elongated deciduous leaves flaunting their architectural foliage, believed to be the largest in Britain.

Mulberry Fig is a scent that evokes a floral amber fragrance combining the soft powdery character of orris with hints of fruit and spice. The perfume opens with a sparkle of fig and cardamom supported from the heart with fragrant green tones of vetiver and cypress. Amyris, cedarwood and sandalwood emphasise the overall woody character that permeates through the perfume.

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Beso Pasión

Beso Pasión by Beso Beach £145.00

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  • Key notes:
  • amber
  • blood orange
  • cardamom
  • fig
  • ginger
  • musk
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • fruity
  • green
  • woody

Perfumer: Jordi Fernández (the nose behind the white floral wonder of Latin Lover).

Beso Pasion is like a sweet summer breeze caressing a Mediterranean island. A breeze infused with sea salt, the delicious aroma of fig trees, and fragrant grass cured by the hot sun.

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Calisson

Calisson by Karzaz £69.00

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  • Key notes:
  • almond
  • bergamot
  • caramel
  • milky nuance
  • sandalwood
  • vanilla
  • Tags:
  • #beast
  • #sweet
  • Aromagroups:
  • citrusy
  • edible

Inspired by the traditional Provençal sweet Calisson, an almond-shaped paste of candied fruit topped with fondant icing. This edp launches with bergamot and sugary milk. Fresh orange blossom radiates from the heart, supported by a warm and creamy sandalwood. Base notes of caramel, vanilla and musk complete the mouth-watering effect.

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Vanhera

Vanhera by Laboratorio Olfattivo £120.00

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  • Key notes:
  • amber
  • cardamom
  • sandalwood
  • vanilla
  • Tags:
  • #sweet
  • Aromagroups:
  • edible
  • woody

Perfumer: Luca Maffei

Vanhera: a dark Vanilla, an unexpected fragrance that recalls intriguing and unclear sensations. A journey around one of the most iconic perfumery’s notes. A Vanilla perfume, not the usual Vanilla fragrance where just sweet notes are emphasized. A battle, a conflict among ingredients.

In Vanhera, a Madagascar Vanilla absolute tries to find a place in a universe of ingredients that want to suppress it. Vanhera is surrounded, almost besieged, by spicy notes of pepper, cardamom, cinnamon; it is embraced by warm notes of sandalwood and cashmeran and it is stained by karmawood, timbersilk and ambery notes. Nevertheless, the Vanilla absolute arises and makes its presence felt, conquering heart and soul of whoever smells it.

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195 A.C.

195 A.C. by Agatho £305.00

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  • Key notes:
  • cardamom
  • cedarwood
  • fig
  • incense
  • mint
  • pomegranate
  • Tags:
  • #beast
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • fruity
  • green
  • woody

Rest in the blissful shade of an orchard in the humming city of Pompeii: the year is 195 BC. Inhale the sweet aroma of ripe figs and the local pomegranate leaves heated by the sun; these entine spicy incense being smoked in the nearby temple. So anciently refreshing!

 

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Fig Man

Fig Man by CARNER £150.00

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  • Key notes:
  • cardamom
  • fig
  • sea salt
  • tonka beans
  • violet leaf
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • green
  • marine
  • woody

The Fresh collection.

Inspired by the wondrous illustration Homme Figuier by Dali, Fig Man takes seemingly classic earthy notes and subverts them into a fanciful surreal fig theme mixed with salt, cool spices and dry woods.

Fig Man is a fresh, lush and spacious green formula.

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Secret Fig Affair

Secret Fig Affair by Mystikum £190.00

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  • Key notes:
  • cardamom
  • cedarwood
  • cypress
  • fig
  • galbanum
  • pepper
  • Tags:
  • #aftergym
  • #beast
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • fruity
  • green
  • spicy

This is a beautifully rounded fig on the mellow end of the spectrum. Bright bergamot, cardamom and galbanum open the fragrance with confidence, leading into a smooth fig accord layered with iris, cypress and soft floral nuances. The earthy, woody base glows with subtle musk.

Perfumer: Ralf Schwieger

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Tu te Calmes | Calm Down

Tu te Calmes | Calm Down by Maison Matine £60.00

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  • Key notes:
  • cardamom
  • fig
  • lemon
  • neroli
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #clean
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • citrusy
  • spicy

Even intrepid voyagers exploring outer space to its outer limits need to keep calm at their core, which is where Tu Te Calmes comes in. Inside your spacesuit, you’re smelling a clean blend of fig leaf, cardamom, citrus and cedarwood. Guarantees a safe splashdown.

About Nearly Noon by DefineMe

What makes Nearly Noon by DefineMe unique compared to these similar fragrances?
Nearly Noon uniquely combines spicy cardamom and saffron with creamy notes like rice pudding and coconut, creating a gourmand scent that balances warmth and softness. Most similar fragrances capture some but not all of these facets, often emphasising either the creamy gourmand or the spicy woody elements separately.
Are these fragrances suitable for someone who likes sweet perfumes?
Several fragrances on this list, such as 402 Guilty Vanilla, Calisson, and Vanhera, emphasise sweet gourmand notes like caramel and vanilla. Others balance sweetness with fresh or spicy elements, so preferences for sweetness intensity and additional facets should guide your choice.
How can I choose between these scents if I like Nearly Noon?
Focus on which notes of Nearly Noon appeal most to you—such as the creamy coconut, the spicy cardamom, or the sweet caramel and vanilla. Then select a fragrance that shares these notes but varies in complementary accords to suit your mood or season.