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Fragrances Similar to DONNA KARAN DKNY BE DELICIOUS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Escada Escada 2005, sharing 6 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love DKNY Be Delicious'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.
Donna Karan DKNY Be Delicious is built on green, fruity and aquatic. 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 DKNY Be Delicious, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share DKNY Be Delicious'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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Escada · 2005ESCADA 2005
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4240)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aquaticShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Magnolia, Cucumber - #2
Natura · 2013ESSENCIAL EXCLUSIVO FLORAL
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4553)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Tuberose, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Violet - #3
Ralph Lauren · 1997POLO SPORT WOMAN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (2877)Shared accords: woody, green, aquatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Amber, Violet, Sandalwood - #4
Laura Biagiotti · 1994LAURA
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (8809)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aquaticShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Violet, Sandalwood - #5
Davidoff · 1998GOOD LIFE
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (3166)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Amber, Magnolia, Violet, Grapefruit, Sandalwood - #6
Elizabeth Taylor · 1993DIAMONDS AND SAPPHIRES
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.5 / 5 (2957)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aquaticShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Sandalwood - #7
Calvin Klein · 1994CK ONE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (76983)Shared accords: woody, green, citrus, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Violet, Sandalwood - #8
Valentino · 1998VERY VALENTINO
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (3155)Shared accords: woody, fruity, citrus, floralShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Magnolia, Violet - #9
Trussardi · 2012TRUSSARDI DELICATE ROSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (8645)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aquaticShared notes: Rose, Sandalwood, Woodsy Notes - #10
Salvador Dali · 1995EAU DE DALI
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (2892)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, citrusShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Grapefruit, Sandalwood - #11
Gianfranco Ferre · 2007FERRE ROSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (3194)Shared accords: woody, fruity, aquatic, citrusShared notes: Rose, Amber, Sandalwood - #12
Nabeel · 2023OCEAN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (945)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aquaticShared notes: Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Amber, Grapefruit, Sandalwood
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 DKNY Be Delicious 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 DKNY Be Delicious, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.