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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT SAHARIENNE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Afnan 9am Dive, sharing 2 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Saharienne'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 Saharienne, 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 Saharienne, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Saharienne'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
Afnan · 20229AM DIVE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (17678)Shared accords: green, soft spicy, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Ginger, Pink Pepper - #2
Roja Dove · 2023ISOLA BLU
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9212)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper - #3
Atelier Cologne · 2011GRAND NEROLI
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3043)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Amalfi lemon, Galbanum, Bergamot, Petitgrain - #4
Bvlgari · 1996BVLGARI EAU PARFUMEE AU THE VERT EXTREME
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3767)Shared accords: green, soft spicy, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot - #5
Givenchy · 2018EAU DE GIVENCHY (2018)
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (3913)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange, Petitgrain - #6
Tory Burch · 2013TORY BURCH
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 3.6 / 5 (3896)Shared accords: green, soft spicy, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange, Cassis - #7
Roja Dove · 2016OLIGARCH
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5233)Shared accords: soft spicy, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper - #8
Memo Paris · 2023ITHAQUE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (3102)Shared accords: green, soft spicy, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange - #9
Ajmal · 2024EAU D'OUD
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (478)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Ginger, Bergamot, Petitgrain - #10
Gucci · 2011FLORA BY GUCCI EAU FRAICHE
join_inner 8 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (6990)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, freshShared notes: Amalfi lemon, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Mandarin orange - #11
Calvin Klein · 1994CK ONE
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (76983)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange - #12
Maison Martin Margiela · 2021MATCHA MEDITATION
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (22259)Shared accords: green, aromatic, citrus, white floralShared notes: Bergamot, Mandarin orange
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 Saharienne 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 Saharienne, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.