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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT Y ELIXIR
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Zimaya Abadi Opulent, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Y Elixir'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 Y Elixir is built on fresh spicy, aromatic and lavender. 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 Y Elixir, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Y Elixir'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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Zimaya · 2025ABADI OPULENT
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (848)Shared accords: aromatic, lavender, oud, fresh spicyShared notes: Lavender, Geranium, Oud, Frankincense - #2
Fragrance World · 2024VIE SOL
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (227)Shared accords: aromatic, oud, fresh spicy, herbalShared notes: Geranium, Oud, Frankincense - #3
Amouage · 2024OUTLANDS
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (14099)Shared accords: aromatic, fresh spicy, amber, warm spicyShared notes: Geranium, Oud, Frankincense - #4
Rayhaan · 2025TERRA
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (7245)Shared accords: aromatic, fresh spicy, amber, warm spicyShared notes: Geranium, Oud, Frankincense - #5
Maison Alhambra · 2022JEAN LOWE MATIÈRE
join_inner 7 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (1232)Shared accords: oud, fresh spicy, rose, amberShared notes: Oud, Frankincense - #6
Zimaya · 2023AL KASER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (433)Shared accords: aromatic, lavender, oud, fresh spicyShared notes: Lavender, Geranium, Oud - #7
Maison Alhambra · 2022YEAH! PARFUM
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (1467)Shared accords: aromatic, lavender, fresh spicy, herbalShared notes: Lavender, Geranium, Frankincense - #8
Creed · 2025OUD ZARIAN
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (4426)Shared accords: aromatic, oud, fresh spicy, roseShared notes: Oud, Frankincense - #9
Swiss Arabian · 2023SECRET FRANKINCENSE CPO
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.6 / 5 (212)Shared accords: lavender, oud, fresh spicy, roseShared notes: Lavender, Frankincense - #10
Ard Al Zaafaran · 2024WILD OUD
join_inner 8 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (91)Shared accords: aromatic, lavender, oud, fresh spicyShared notes: Lavender, Oud - #11
Ajmal · 2023WISAL LAYL
join_inner 6 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (287)Shared accords: oud, fresh spicy, rose, amberShared notes: Oud, Frankincense - #12
Rasasi · 2022AMBER ALIVE
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (242)Shared accords: aromatic, lavender, fresh spicy, herbalShared notes: Lavender, Geranium
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 Y Elixir 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 Y Elixir, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.