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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Givenchy Gentleman (1974), sharing 13 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Kouros'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.
If you love Yves Saint Laurent Kouros, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Kouros, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Kouros'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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Givenchy · 1974GENTLEMAN (1974)
join_inner 22 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (10960)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Leather, Vanilla, Civet, Bergamot, Vetiver - #2
Emanuel Ungaro · 1983DIVA
join_inner 21 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (11112)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Vetiver - #3
Elizabeth Taylor · 1988PASSION
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (8420)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Leather, Vanilla, Artemisia, Civet, Bergamot - #4
Parle Moi de Parfum · 2018PAPYRUS OUD 71
join_inner 21 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (3055)Shared accords: woody, powdery, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Vanilla, Artemisia, Bergamot, Vetiver - #5
Robert Piguet · 1944BANDIT
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (12454)Shared accords: woody, animalic, musky, earthyShared notes: Leather, Artemisia, Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes - #6
Memo Paris · 2022IBERIAN LEATHER
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 3.7 / 5 (4194)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, earthyShared notes: Leather, Vanilla, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber - #7
Trussardi · 1983TRUSSARDI UOMO
join_inner 20 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4235)Shared accords: woody, animalic, earthy, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Vetiver, Orris Root - #8
Givenchy · 1984YSATIS
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (12797)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Vetiver - #9
Van Cleef & Arpels · 1976FIRST
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (12681)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, earthyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Vetiver - #10
Joop! · 1987JOOP! FEMME
join_inner 17 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (7630)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, muskyShared notes: Vanilla, Civet, Bergamot, Aldehydes, Amber - #11
The Spirit of Dubai · 2015MEYDAN
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.5 / 5 (3176)Shared accords: woody, powdery, animalic, aromaticShared notes: Leather, Vanilla, Artemisia, Bergamot, Vetiver - #12
Bijan · 1987BIJAN MEN
join_inner 19 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4418)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, leatherShared notes: Leather, Vanilla, Bergamot, Vetiver, Amber
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 Kouros 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 Kouros, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.