Is Alexandria UK Tomcat a dupe of Yves Saint Laurent Babycat?
Babycat EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2022 | Year | - |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Tomcat EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Babycat
- Tomcat
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
Babycat is a seriously divisive beast, a love-it-or-hate-it vanilla that's not for the faint of heart. Expect to hear everything from 'masterpiece' to 'cat piss' - definitely don't blind buy this one.
Tomcat mirrors YSL Babycat's pepper-incense-suede-vanilla structure, but front-loads a much more aggressive pepper blast where the original leads with an accessible bourbon-vanilla sweetness, making Tomcat louder on skin and better suited to fabric.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Its potent opening and strong, long-lasting projection make it a poor fit for the office. Babycat excels in evening and formal date settings due to its sensual and luxurious character and impressive performance, though some find it versatile enough for more casual, cool-weather moments.
Seasons
Community season votes for Yves Saint Laurent Babycat, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.
Occasions
Wearers put Yves Saint Laurent Babycat, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 8 notes is in the original, including Suede, Cedar, Pink Pepper
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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