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Fragrances Similar to BVLGARI GYAN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Extreme, sharing 7 core accords. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Gyan'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.
Bvlgari Gyan is built on white floral, patchouli and warm spicy. 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 Gyan, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Gyan's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
Carolina Herrera · 2022BAD BOY EXTREME
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10841)Shared accords: woody, earthy, balsamic, patchouli - #2
Yves Rocher · 2009SO ELIXIR
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (10086)Shared accords: woody, white floral, balsamic, patchouli - #3
Mariah Carey · 2007M
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (9551)Shared accords: woody, white floral, balsamic, patchouli - #4
Yves Rocher · 2012SO ELIXIR PURPLE EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (9124)Shared accords: woody, earthy, white floral, balsamic - #5
Frederic Malle · 2015MONSIEUR
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8075)Shared accords: woody, earthy, balsamic, patchouli - #6
Le Labo · 2006PATCHOULI 24
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (7780)Shared accords: woody, earthy, balsamic, patchouli - #7
Новая Заря (The New Dawn)PATCHOULI MAGIQUE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7430)Shared accords: woody, earthy, balsamic, patchouli - #8
Van Cleef & Arpels · 2011PRECIOUS OUD
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (6797)Shared accords: woody, white floral, balsamic, patchouli - #9
Byredo · 2019REINE DE NUIT 2019
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (6109)Shared accords: woody, earthy, balsamic, patchouli - #10
Comme des Garcons · 2020ROUGE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (6107)Shared accords: woody, earthy, balsamic, patchouli - #11
Maison Crivelli · 2022PATCHOULI MAGNETIK
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.1 / 5 (4807)Shared accords: woody, earthy, white floral, balsamic - #12
Frederic Malle · 2016SUPERSTITIOUS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4691)Shared accords: woody, earthy, white floral, balsamic
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 Gyan 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 Gyan, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.