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Fragrances Similar to DONNA KARAN DKNY BE TEMPTED
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Rabanne Olympéa Flora, sharing 2 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love DKNY Be Tempted'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 Tempted is built on fruity, sweet and fresh. 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 Tempted, 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 Tempted'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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Rabanne · 2023OLYMPÉA FLORA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (4340)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, soft spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Rose - #2
Lattafa Perfumes · 2023LA COLLECTION D'ANTIQUITÉS 1910
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (1952)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Apple - #3
Armaf · 2025CLUB DE NUIT INTENSE MAN EXTRAIT
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4242)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Apple, Lemon - #4
Alfred Dunhill · 2000DESIRE FOR A MAN
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (8889)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, freshShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Rose, Apple, Lemon - #5
Lorenzo Pazzaglia · 2022EVIL ANGEL A.K.A. 28.09
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (5855)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Myrrh - #6
Parfums de Marly · 2013MELIORA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (20122)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Rose, Red berries - #7
Al Haramain Perfumes · 2023AMBER OUD PRIVATE EDITION
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (896)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Myrrh - #8
Calvin Klein · 1991ESCAPE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (12590)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Cassia, Apple - #9
Givenchy · 2014DAHLIA DIVIN
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (11822)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, balsamicShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Rose, Apple - #10
Giorgio Armani · 2017SÌ PASSIONE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (30122)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, soft spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Rose - #11
Rochas · 1998ALCHIMIE
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (6943)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, greenShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Cassia, Licorice - #12
Natura · 2015ILÍA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5720)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, soft spicy, freshShared notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Rose, Lemon
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 Tempted 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 Tempted, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.