7 Perfumes Similar to Glossier You

You by Glossier has become an extremely popular fragrance for women, over the years. It is fairly simple and straightforward, but produces an amazingly clean and attractive perfume, without getting overly complicated.

It’s musky, ambroxan, iris, and has a dash of pink pepper. Yet, people can’t seem to get enough. The question is what smells like Glossier You? Are there any cheaper alternatives? Perfumes that are in the same fragrance family?

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Which Perfumes Smell Comparable to You by Glossier?

Is there an exact match of Glossier You for cheaper? Unfortunately, not that I have come across. However, I have plenty of options which have a ton of overlap with the perfume. If you want the real thing, you’ll have to buy it. If you want something similar, yet slightly different as an alternative, try these out:

Doing the Dew

Flowerbomb Dew by Viktor & Rolf– This is one that I sampled recently and it reminded me a lot of the style of You. No, it’s not the same, this has more going on. 

However, the iris and the ambrette notes are here. Add in some heliotrope and another musk note, and you’ve got some good powdery and musky perfume.

The top here, has some fruitiness and a watery freshness that doesn’t show in the Glossier. Pear and the namesake, dewdrop, are present early. Even still, the fruitiness never seems overwhelming or more than a sideshow. 

Flowerbomb Dew isn’t my favorite from the series, but it’s a solid release, and the one that most closely resembles our target…even if it’s not exact.

The Iris of Hermes

Hermès Women’s Hiris Hermès Eau de Toilette Spray, 3.4 oz.– Dry cedar and iris that starts out packing quite a punch. Very woodsy and has a bitter quality at times, but Hiris is a very clean, and interesting use of the iris note.

As it dries down, Hiris becomes a lighter fragrance with greenish qualities thanks to the rose, but still led by that iris note. Then, you get touches of sweet honey and vanilla, in the heart of this perfume. 

It can be more difficult to find a bottle of this nowadays, but they do still exist online. Update: there seems to be more available now, then when I posted this originally. Hiris has a classy air and maturity about it, and the dry down is fantastic, when the other floral notes emerge.

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Close and Clean

Not a Perfume by Juliette Has a Gun- Not a Perfume does, pretty much deliver what its name suggests. This is a very light fragrance, that can come off as naturalistic, while being comprised of ambroxan and musk.

It has a clean and fresh profile, without the same powdery quality that Glossier you has. Not a Perfume really ramps up the amber aroma versus the muskier You, further pulling it away from total match status.

However, with that said, its dry down really does have a resemblance to what we’re looking for. Not a Perfume, is also, not a cheap purchase. However, it gives a clean ambery wear that is understated, while being beautiful.

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Best Cheapie Option

Kaleidoscope by B&BW– If you’re looking for something that presents itself, as very comparable to Glossier, this is it. Kaleidoscope is the closest thing, in terms of an alternative. Although, it isn’t exact the same, as our target scent.

You won’t get the same musky aroma, you do get iris and pink pepper, with an added woody freshness of sandalwood and cedar.

It starts off more towards the peppery side of things, before shifting to a powdery/woody fragrance. The pink pepper is stronger than Glossier, which gives you a sparkling and sweeter use of that note.

This isn’t being produced anymore (update: I think that’s changed), it seems, but bottles are still around for pretty cheap. Nonetheless, it’s a close one, but the pink pepper does make it a different and spicier scent.

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Just Add Leather

Iris Prima by Penhaligon– Iris Prima shares lots of overlap with Glossier You, but has the added note of leather, among some others. What you get is the same fresh start with iris and pink pepper, leading the way.

Then, this one shifts with more of a woody/leather profile, while retaining the iris and introducing a fair bit of amber.

It has a powdery aroma, like our target scent. It’s more complex, deeper, but really has a lighter scent than the Glossier. Iris Prima, obviously is going to lean more to the iris note, but you get a damn good scent that occupies the same sort of space as what we want.

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Similar Luxury Option

Athalia PdM– Athalia opens up with a smokey incense note, that is paired with florals, and orange. Rose and orange blossom are prevalent, at the top. It’s different from Glossier You, but still has similarities, that will increase as the wear moves further along.

The next stage, is about the iris and musk mostly. You still get incense, orange blossom, and an emergent amber. However, the powdery warmth really starts to come through.

Again, this isn’t an exact one, but this is a really great higher end scent, within the same fragrance family as Glossier You. Read my full Athalia Review

One from Chloe

Love by Chloe for Women, Eau de Parfum Spray, 2.5 Ounce- As its name suggests, Love is for the romantically inclined. This wonderful scent is full of life and beauty. It’s a clean floral scent with undertones of powder to it. When iris is the main note, you’re obviously going to get that familiar powdery scent.

Love is much more floral and powdery than Glossier and doesn’t have the same level of musk, but it is still there. Hyacinth and lilac are balanced with the iris, so, it won’t be a one note dominance. Underneath, there is a greenish/musky base, but it’s light. 

Plus, you have the other floral notes, like violet coming through strong, and an underlying musk to the whole composition. You don’t need to spray very much for it to be effective. Notes include: iris, lilac, hyacith.