Best YSL Dupes

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Coffee-vanilla-tonka territory overlapping Black Opium; sweeter and less florals-forward but highly wearable.

Dossier's direct Black Opium counterpart; coffee note is restrained, vanilla leads.

A dark, inky vanilla-and-coffee gourmand (also sold as 'Supreme Vanilla') that tracks Black Opium's sweet coffee-and-vanilla signature.

The most-cited YSL Y dupe on Reddit — even the name is a nod; bergamot-sage-amberwood accord is near-identical.

Velixir's Y EDP interpretation — green apple, ginger and bergamot open over clary sage and juniper into an amberwood-cedar-vetiver base that echoes the fresh-woody Y accord. Provisional pending owner-of-both community reads.

Around 90% of Y EDP — a slightly sweeter, citrus-heavier opening that settles close to the original within half an hour.

Opening is scary-close to Y EDP; the mid and drydown reveal the gap with more sweetness and the occasional synthetic edge. Strong performer.

Reddit-cited: Afnan 9am Dive or Lattafa Fakhar which are both great clones of YSL Y.

Oakcha's Y EDT pitch; sage-geranium-ambergris core faithful, sharper on the top.

Dossier's official Libre reference; lavender-orange blossom top is accurate, base is a touch lighter.

Lavender-citrus opening with a hint of vanilla; passing resemblance but lacks Libre's depth.

Captures Libre Intense's lavender-vanilla warmth with impressive projection; the most-cited dupe for this flanker.

An orange-blossom-and-lavender floral-amber in Libre Intense's lane — warm and sweet with respectable performance for the price.

2026 Rasasi Hawas flanker widely reviewed as 85–90% close to YSL MYSLF (L'Absolu) — shares the bergamot/ginger/apple-over-woody-amber DNA in a youthful, slightly sweeter, smoother reading. Consistent comparison across Fragrantica, Parfumo and YouTube first-impression reviews.

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Orange blossom-vetiver-musk profile adjacent to MYSLF; cleaner on the top.

Budget fruity-floral in Mon Paris territory; shorter wear but recognizably similar.

Dua Fragrances sells Her Paris on its own product page as "Inspiration: Mon Paris by YSL" — the same strawberry-raspberry-pear-datura fruity-chypre profile in a 34ml extrait at $33 versus the original’s $135. The inspired-by pairing is manufacturer-stated and matched to the original Mon Paris (not a flanker); we have no community accuracy or longevity evidence yet, so no score is shown.

Cardamom-lavender-coumarin axis tracks LNDLH closely; slightly sweeter dry-down than the YSL.

Dua Fragrances sells Midnight Rendezvous on its own product page as “Inspiration: La Nuit de l’Homme (Vintage 2010 Version) by YSL” — the same cardamom-bergamot-cedar-lavender profile in a 34ml extrait at $33 versus the original’s $85. Manufacturer-stated and matched to the original La Nuit de l’Homme EDT (Dua sells Le Parfum and Bleu Électrique as separate SKUs); no community score evidence yet, so no score is shown.

Dua's recreation of the vintage 2009 L'Homme formula — the richer version before reformulation. Opens with fresh bergamot and white ginger, evolves through violet leaves, ozonic notes, and white pepper, finishes on cedarwood, Haitian vetiver, and tonka. The go-to when you miss the old bottle.

Dossier's direct L'Homme inspiration — community reports around 95% similarity. Uplifting crisp basil-ginger opening with a hidden hint of violet; black pepper and lavender in the heart; tonka-patchouli base. Cleaner IFRA-compliant formula so projection is more modest (5-6 hours) but blind-test accuracy is strong.

Secondary Al Rehab masculine cited in the Fragrantica "Perfume like OLD Kouros" thread as a cheap animalic-honey alternative. Not a 1:1 clone but shares the powerhouse leather-honey skeleton when you need the vibe for $12.

Longtime budget go-to for Kouros fans. Basenotes reviewers explicitly call it an homage to Kouros and Lapidus Pour Homme — the clean-musky-salty opening, honeyed sweat and animalic base all track, just rougher around the edges than vintage YSL. Under $15.

Marketed as a Babycat match and shares the saffron-vanilla profile, but pepper stays forward and it lacks Babycat's boozy sweetness. Retail/blog evidence only.

An affordable Babycat interpretation — shares the saffron-vanilla-suede core but reads darker and more clove/incense-heavy; opinions split on how close it lands.

Repeatedly cited as the closest still-in-production cousin to vintage Opium — a spicy carnation-clove-amber oriental.

A true-budget vintage-oriental in the original Opium family — spicy, dense and long-lasting. Same-DNA rather than an exact 1:1 of the discontinued 1977 formula.

Community-cited Yves Saint Laurent Tuxedo alternative. Source quote: "Tuxedo → Turathi Brown – Afnan"

A solid budget take on YSL Tuxedo's woody-vanilla-suede profile; close enough for casual wear though not a 1:1.

Strong ambroxan and woody core similar to Y's mineral-clean signature, though slightly less spiced and with less pronounced ginger opening. Dossier's version reads drier and more austere, missing Y's subtle sweetness.

Fresh-aquatic composition adjacent to Y EDT; cleaner than the YSL, less sage presence.

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The most-referenced clone of YSL La Nuit de L'Homme Bleu Électrique — cardamom, ginger and lavender over a denser amber base, with cold-weather performance that outlasts the (now-discontinued) original by hours.

Widely cited across ScentClones, Fragrantica and community reviews as a close budget take on the original YSL Libre EDP — the same lavender-orange-blossom-vanilla-musk profile at roughly $16–$22/100ml versus the original’s $98. Reviewers distinguish the regular Léonie (original Libre) from Léonie Intense (Libre Intense); this is the regular. Community-attributed (Alhambra does not label inspirations), so no accuracy or longevity score is shown yet.

Dua Fragrances sells True Self on its own product page as “Inspiration: MYSLF Eau de Parfum by Yves Saint Laurent” — the same pink-pepper-orange-blossom-ambrofix woody profile in a 34ml extrait at $33 versus the original’s $98. Manufacturer-stated and matched to the MYSLF EDP (Dua sells the L’Absolu flanker separately as True Self Absolute); no community score evidence yet, so no score is shown.

True Self captures the warm iris, cardamom, and leather core of MYSLF with strong similarity in the opening and heart notes. Longevity and performance are comparable, though the base develops slightly differently with emphasis on amber and woody elements.