Fragrances Similar to CARON YATAGAN
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Kinski Kinski, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Yatagan'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 Caron Yatagan, 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 Yatagan, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Yatagan'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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Kinski · 2011KINSKI
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5505)Shared accords: woody, green, musky, earthyShared notes: oak moss, Musk, Patchouli, Castoreum, Woodsy Notes - #2
Givenchy · 2013GENTLEMEN ONLY
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (11209)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Incense, Musk, Patchouli - #3
Balmain Beauty · 1979IVOIRE DE BALMAIN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4142)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Artemisia, Galbanum, Incense, Musk, Patchouli - #4
Nishane · 2019UNUTAMAM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4329)Shared accords: woody, green, musky, earthyShared notes: Mint, Lavender, Patchouli, Castoreum - #5
Franck Boclet · 2018EROTIC
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (2886)Shared accords: woody, musky, balsamic, leatherShared notes: Incense, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli, Castoreum - #6
Nabeel · 2022AL BASHIQ
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1588)Shared accords: woody, earthy, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Artemisia, Incense, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli - #7
Amouage · 2011HONOUR MAN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (8277)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Incense, Musk, Patchouli - #8
Jacques Bogart · 1980ONE MAN SHOW
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10134)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Artemisia, Galbanum, Patchouli, Castoreum, Basil - #9
Filippo Sorcinelli · 2018BUT NOT TODAY
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (7275)Shared accords: woody, green, musky, aromaticShared notes: Artemisia, oak moss, Galbanum, Lavender, Musk - #10
Fragrance World · 2024ABRAAJ REVERE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.2 / 5 (126)Shared accords: woody, musky, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Incense, Musk, Patchouli - #11
Ralph Lauren · 1978POLO
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (24760)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Artemisia, Musk, Patchouli, Basil - #12
Yves Saint Laurent · 1977OPIUM PARFUM
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4066)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, fresh spicy, balsamicShared notes: Incense, Musk, Patchouli, Castoreum
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 Yatagan 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 Yatagan, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.