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What smells like Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche?

8 alternatives ranked by how much of Rive Gauche’s actual note structure they share — not by opinion. The closest is 50 Years Oudh Ma’al Attar by Al Haramain Perfumes at 45%.

Closest matches to Rive Gauche

#FragranceHouseYearNote matchShared notes
150 Years Oudh Ma’al AttarAl Haramain Perfumes202045%
Aldehydes, Amber, Bergamot, Iris, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Oakmoss, Rose
2BlackAl Haramain Perfumes201944%
Amber, Bergamot, Iris, Jasmine, Lemon, Lily-of-the-Valley, Oakmoss, Rose
3CatherineRasasi—43%
Aldehydes, Bergamot, Green Notes, Iris, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Rose
4A Whiff of FiveSwiss Arabian201941%
Aldehydes, Amber, Bergamot, Jasmine, Lemon, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Rose
5Swiss MuskSwiss Arabian—41%
Aldehydes, Geranium, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Peach, Rose, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang
6SafinaRasasi—40%
Aldehydes, Bergamot, Green Notes, Jasmine, Oakmoss, Rose, Sandalwood, Ylang-Ylang
7RasheeqaSwiss Arabian—40%
Aldehydes, Green Notes, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Rose, Sandalwood
8Mukhallath Al SultanAl Haramain Perfumes—39%
Aldehydes, Amber, Bergamot, Geranium, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Rose

What Rive Gauche is actually built on

Top notes

AldehydesGreen NotesHoneysuckleBergamotPeachLemon

Heart notes

RoseIrisYlang-YlangLily-of-the-ValleyGeraniumJasmineMagnoliaGardenia

Base notes

OakmossTahitian VetiverMuskSandalwoodAmberTonka Bean

Full breakdown of Rive Gauche →

How this is worked out

Each candidate is scored on three things: how many notes it shares with the original (weighted so rare materials count for more than common ones like musk), how closely the base and heart match — the part that determines the drydown — and how similar the overall accord profile is. Nothing here is based on marketing claims or on anyone’s opinion, and nothing has been smelled side by side. It is a structural comparison of what these fragrances are made of, which is a strong guide but not a guarantee of how they wear.

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