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Fragrances Similar to GIVENCHY GIVENCHY PLAY INTENSE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Lancôme Hypnôse Senses, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Givenchy Play Intense'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.
Givenchy Givenchy Play Intense is built on coffee, 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 Givenchy Play Intense, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Givenchy Play Intense'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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Lancôme · 2009HYPNÔSE SENSES
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (6925)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, citrusShared notes: French labdanum, Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #2
Bond No 9 · 2003NEW HAARLEM
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10861)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Coffee, Tonka Bean - #3
Lolita Lempicka · 2009SI LOLITA
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (11982)Shared accords: sweet, soft spicy, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #4
Gisada · 2022AMBASSADOR INTENSE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9419)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #5
Clive Christian · 2022BLONDE AMBER
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (20689)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #6
Eisenberg · 2001J'OSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5888)Shared accords: woody, aromatic, patchouli, coffeeShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Coffee, Tonka Bean - #7
Yves Rocher · 2001YRIA
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (5871)Shared accords: woody, soft spicy, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #8
Giorgio Armani · 2017ARMANI CODE COLONIA
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5841)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange, Tonka Bean - #9
Queen Latifah · 2009QUEEN BY QUEEN LATIFAH
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (4667)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #10
Mugler · 2012A*MEN PURE LEATHER PURE CUIR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (4132)Shared accords: sweet, woody, aromatic, patchouliShared notes: Bergamot, Patchouli, Coffee, Tonka Bean - #11
Al WataniahSABAH AL WARD
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (3905)Shared accords: sweet, soft spicy, citrus, patchouliShared notes: Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange, Patchouli, Tonka Bean - #12
Armaf · 2025ODYSSEY REVOLUTION
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (1015)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, aromaticShared notes: Patchouli, 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 Givenchy Play Intense 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 Givenchy Play Intense, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.