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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT BABYCAT
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Yves Saint Laurent Babycat Raw Bourbon, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Babycat'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.
Yves Saint Laurent Babycat is built on vanilla, fresh spicy and warm spicy. Below are 12 fragrances from our catalog that share the most of that note structure. 1 pick is in our community clone database, where users have mapped it to Babycat as a wearable alternative. The rest share the same accord family but won't necessarily smell identical.
⚔️ Verified Clones
Community-mappedFragrances our community has mapped to Babycat as wearable alternatives. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes.
More in the Same Family
Shared notesThese share Babycat's note structure but aren't community-verified clones. Treat them as "if you like Babycat, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
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Yves Saint Laurent · 2025BABYCAT RAW BOURBON
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (7407)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, fresh spicyShared notes: Black Pepper, Pink Pepper, Suede, Saffron, Olibanum - #3
Natura · 2018HOMEM VERUM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4042)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Black Pepper, Suede, Cedar - #4
Fragrance World · 2023POSH ALPHA
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (107)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: elemi, Suede, Cedar, Olibanum - #5
Nabeel · 2022ANTAR
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (297)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Black Pepper, Pink Pepper, Suede, Cedar, Saffron - #6
Fragrance World · 2024VALOUR NIGHT IRIS
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (151)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Cedar, Olibanum - #7
Roja Dove · 2016A MIDSUMMER DREAM
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5854)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: elemi, Pink Pepper, Cedar - #8
Amouage · 2019OPUS XII – ROSE INCENSE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5066)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: elemi, Cedar, Olibanum - #9
Tom Ford · 2013LONDON
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4847)Shared accords: woody, musky, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Black Pepper, Cedar, Saffron - #10
Natura · 2017ESSENCIAL ELIXIR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (4448)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, fresh spicyShared notes: Black Pepper, Pink Pepper, Cedar - #11
Houbigant · 2018BOIS MYSTIQUE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (2961)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Black Pepper, Pink Pepper, Cedar - #12
Tom Ford · 2022NOIR EXTREME PARFUM
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (16716)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, leatherShared notes: Suede, Cedar
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 Babycat 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 Babycat, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.