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Fragrances Similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT YVES SAINT LAURENT Y
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Armaf Odyssey Mega Man, sharing 10 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Yves Saint Laurent Y'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 Yves Saint Laurent Y is built on fresh spicy, aromatic and fresh. 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 Yves Saint Laurent Y, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Yves Saint Laurent Y'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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Armaf · 2023ODYSSEY MEGA MAN
join_inner 18 shared notesstar 4.3 / 5 (7628)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, muskyShared notes: Ginger, Pineapple, Bergamot, Mint, Vetiver - #2
Bvlgari · 1996BVLGARI POUR HOMME
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (10985)Shared accords: woody, green, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Aldehydes, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk - #3
Roja Dove · 2023ISOLA BLU
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9212)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Musk, Ambergris, Apple - #4
Lacoste Fragrances · 2018L'HOMME LACOSTE INTENSE
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (5660)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Pineapple, Vetiver, Cedar, Musk - #5
Dior · 2003HIGHER ENERGY
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (5513)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Pineapple, Mint, Vetiver, Incense, Cedar - #6
Yves Saint Laurent · 2018Y EAU DE PARFUM
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (108867)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Bergamot, Vetiver, Sage, Cedar - #7
Lattafa Perfumes · 2022FAKHAR BLACK
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (33848)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Bergamot, Vetiver, Sage, Cedar - #8
Liz Claiborne · 1996CURVE FOR MEN
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (7123)Shared accords: woody, fruity, musky, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Pineapple, Bergamot, Vetiver, Sage - #9
Giorgio Armani · 2012ACQUA DI GIO ESSENZA
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (11440)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Vetiver, Sage, Cedar, Musk - #10
Alfred Sung · 1989SUNG HOMME
join_inner 15 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (4050)Shared accords: woody, green, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Aldehydes, Vetiver, Sage, Cedar - #11
Maison Alhambra · 2023YEAH!
join_inner 15 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (4563)Shared accords: woody, fruity, green, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Bergamot, Vetiver, Sage, Cedar - #12
Orientica Premium · 2024EXCLUSIVE AZURE FANTASY
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (2602)Shared accords: woody, green, musky, aromaticShared notes: Ginger, Bergamot, Mint, Musk, 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 Yves Saint Laurent Y 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 Yves Saint Laurent Y, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.