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Fragrances Similar to BY KILIAN PLAYING WITH THE DEVIL
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Afnan 9am Dive, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Playing With The Devil'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.
By Kilian Playing With The Devil is built on fruity, warm spicy and woody. 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 Playing With The Devil, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Playing With The Devil'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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Afnan · 20229AM DIVE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (17678)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Black Currant, Cedar, Patchouli, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #2
Nishane · 2023ANI X
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (13043)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Rose, Black Currant, Cedar, Patchouli, Sandalwood - #3
Salvatore Ferragamo · 1998SALVATORE FERRAGAMO POUR FEMME
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4809)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Rose, Black Currant, Pepper, Cedar, Sandalwood - #4
Argos · 2024SACRED FLAME
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (3859)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Benzoin, Rose, Pepper, Patchouli, Jasmine - #5
Parfums de Marly · 2016LAYTON
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (94428)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Pepper, Patchouli, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #6
Orientica Premium · 2022ROYAL BLEU
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (3130)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Pepper, Patchouli, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #7
Zimaya · 2023ROYAL PARAGON
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (1159)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Pepper, Patchouli, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #8
Alfred Sung · 1989SUNG HOMME
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4050)Shared accords: woody, citrus, fresh spicy, freshShared notes: Rose, Pepper, Cedar, Patchouli, Jasmine - #9
Fragrance World · 2023PROHIBIT ROUGE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (196)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Blood Orange, Patchouli, Jasmine, Sandalwood - #10
Giorgio Beverly Hills · 1989RED
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4376)Shared accords: woody, fruity, fresh spicy, warm spicyShared notes: Rose, Black Currant, Cedar, Patchouli, Jasmine - #11
Abercrombie & Fitch · 2018FIRST INSTINCT BLUE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3117)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Pepper, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean - #12
Roja Dove · 2023ISOLA BLU
join_inner 10 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (9212)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Black Currant, Cedar, Patchouli, Jasmine, Tonka Bean
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 Playing With The Devil 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 Playing With The Devil, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.