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Fragrances Similar to BY KILIAN BAD BOYS ARE NO GOOD BUT GOOD BOYS ARE NO FUN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum, sharing 3 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Bad Boys Are No Good But Good Boys Are No Fun'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.
If you love By Kilian Bad Boys Are No Good But Good Boys Are No Fun, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Bad Boys Are No Good But Good Boys Are No Fun, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Bad Boys Are No Good But Good Boys Are No Fun'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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Yves Saint Laurent · 2018Y EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 10 shared accordsShared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar, Apple - #2
Lattafa Perfumes · 2022FAKHAR BLACK
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (33848)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar, Apple - #3
Maison Alhambra · 2023YEAH!
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4563)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar, Apple - #4
By Kilian · 2024BORN TO BE UNFORGETTABLE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (5186)Shared accords: woody, cinnamon, coca-cola, citrusShared notes: Cedar, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Coca-Cola, Lime - #5
Lacoste Fragrances · 2018L'HOMME LACOSTE INTENSE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5660)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar - #6
O Boticário · 2016MALBEC GOLD
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3169)Shared accords: woody, fruity, cinnamon, citrusShared notes: Amberwood, Nutmeg, Apple - #7
Kenzo · 1998KENZO JUNGLE HOMME
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (7335)Shared accords: woody, cinnamon, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Cedar, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Lime - #8
Chanel · 2018BLEU DE CHANEL PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsShared accords: woody, green, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar - #9
Azzaro · 2016WANTED
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (20175)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Amberwood, Apple - #10
Chanel · 2014BLEU DE CHANEL EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsShared accords: woody, citrus, fresh spicy, amberShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar, Nutmeg - #11
Hugo Boss · 1998BOSS BOTTLED
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (47848)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, cinnamonShared notes: Cedar, Cinnamon, Apple - #12
Cartier · 2018DÉCLARATION PARFUM
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8474)Shared accords: woody, citrus, fresh spicy, amberShared notes: Amberwood, Cedar
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 Bad Boys Are No Good But Good Boys Are No Fun 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 Bad Boys Are No Good But Good Boys Are No Fun, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.