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Fragrances Similar to ROBERT PIGUET BANDIT
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Balmain Beauty Jolie Madame, sharing 14 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Bandit'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.
Robert Piguet Bandit is built on aromatic, animalic and earthy. 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 Bandit, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Bandit's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
Balmain Beauty · 1953JOLIE MADAME
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (4163)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Tuberose, Gardenia, Rose, Artemisia - #2
Jean-Louis Scherrer · 1979JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (5189)Shared accords: woody, green, musky, earthyShared notes: Tuberose, Gardenia, Rose, Civet, Aldehydes - #3
Givenchy · 1970GIVENCHY III
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (4043)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Gardenia, Rose, Galbanum, Bergamot, Aldehydes - #4
Grès · 1959CABOCHARD
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (11967)Shared accords: woody, animalic, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Rose, Aldehydes, Vetiver, Amber - #5
Animale · 1987ANIMALE
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4942)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, muskyShared notes: Rose, Civet, Bergamot, Vetiver, Musk - #6
Dior · 1947MISS DIOR
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (10383)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Gardenia, Rose, Galbanum, Bergamot - #7
Yves Saint Laurent · 1981KOUROS
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 3.6 / 5 (29052)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Leather, Artemisia, Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes - #8
Elizabeth Taylor · 1988PASSION
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (8420)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Leather, Tuberose, Gardenia, Rose, Artemisia - #9
Rochas · 1978MYSTERE
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (5152)Shared accords: woody, green, animalic, muskyShared notes: Tuberose, Gardenia, Civet, Galbanum, Bergamot - #10
Ted Lapidus · 1984CREATION 1984
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (4353)Shared accords: woody, green, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Tuberose, Gardenia, Rose, Galbanum, Bergamot - #11
Givenchy · 1974GENTLEMAN (1974)
join_inner 16 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (10960)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Leather, Rose, Civet, Bergamot, Vetiver - #12
Givenchy · 1984YSATIS
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (12797)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, white floralShared notes: Tuberose, Rose, Civet, Galbanum, Bergamot
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 Bandit 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 Bandit, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.