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Fragrances Similar to BORTNIKOFF SAYAT NOVA
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is WIDIAN London, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Sayat Nova's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
Bortnikoff Sayat Nova is built on oud, woody and rum. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Sayat Nova, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Sayat Nova's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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WIDIAN · 2018LONDON
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9128)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #2
Montale · 2016OUDMAZING
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7424)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #3
Maison Crivelli · 2024CUIR INFRAROUGE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4515)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #4
Perry Ellis · 2015BLACK VANILLA ABSOLUTE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4277)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalic - #5
Byredo · 2017BIBLIOTHÈQUE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (26281)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #6
Memo Paris · 2016MARFA
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (23582)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #7
Argos · 2019TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (19739)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #8
Kayali Fragrances · 2022VANILLA ROYALE SUGARED PATCHOULI | 64 EAU DE PARFUM INTENSE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (12061)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, oud - #9
Kayali Fragrances · 2020DÉJÀ VU WHITE FLOWER 57
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (10373)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #10
Mancera · 2023RED TOBACCO INTENSE
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (9509)Shared accords: sweet, woody, powdery, animalic - #11
BDK Parfums · 2025IMPADIA
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (8694)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery - #12
Haute Fragrance Company HFC · 2020WRAP ME IN DREAMS
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8585)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, powdery
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Sayat Nova in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Sayat Nova, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.