Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to Yves Saint Laurent Gold

Gold by Yves Saint Laurent is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. These 11 fragrances cost less and smell close to it.

What to wear instead

• Estée Lauder Modern Muse designer · 80% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share sambac jasmine, tuberose, patchouli, amberwood and musk.
• Dior J'adore Infinissime designer · 57% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, sambac jasmine, tuberose and ylang-ylang.
• DS & Durga Durga niche · 57% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share sambac jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang and musk.
• The Different Company Une Nuit Magnétique niche · 55% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, tuberose, patchouli, amberwood and musk.
• Carner Barcelona Danzatoria niche · 54% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share pink pepper, sambac jasmine, ylang-ylang, patchouli and musk.
• Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be niche · 52% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share sambac jasmine, ylang-ylang and musk.
• BDK Parfums Tubéreuse Impériale niche · 51% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share pink pepper, sambac jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang and patchouli.
• Gucci Bloom Intense designer · 51% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share pear, sambac jasmine, tuberose and patchouli.
• Mugler Alien Goddess designer · 51% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, sambac jasmine, tuberose and musk.
• Nishane Tuberóza niche · 50% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share tuberose, ylang-ylang, amberwood and musk.
• Bon Parfumeur 303 Red Marble niche · 50% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share pink pepper, ylang-ylang, patchouli, amberwood and musk.

How these were picked

Ranked by shared notes, counting rare notes for more than the vanilla and musk nearly everything has, and base notes for more than the opening. A price tier is a band (budget, designer, premium, niche, luxury), not an exact price. “Sold as a dupe” means the catalogue records it as an imitation; the rest only match on paper.

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