5 Perfumes Similar to Gypsy Water

Gypsy Water is one of the best sellers from Byredo and among my favorite from the brand, as well. With that popularity and its high price, there is a market for fragrances which smell close to or have a similar style to the perfume. On this page, I’m going to keep my running update of scents which can do the job. Some are just similar in style while others try to use the same formula as Gypsy Water.

What Perfumes Smell Similar to Gypsy Water?

A Citrus Option

Colette by Tocca– Colette isn’t among my favorite from Tocca, but it does have more than a passing resemblance to Gypsy Water. It’s not completely comparable, has more citrus, less of the woodiness of our target…with plenty of overlap in notes.

Juniper, citrus, sandalwood, vanilla, amber are the commonalities and the ingredients that have some of the heaviest weighting between these two perfumes.

I do like the citrus opening here, it opens up into something that is a bit sweet and get creamier, which comes across very well. Later, the violet note comes in a bit more, and Colette has more of a powdery finish.

Less woody and none of the smoke of Gypsy Water, but there is plenty in this one to give you a close experience to the Byredo.

The Closer Option

Gypsies Elixir by Dua– Gypsies Elixir is the potential doppelganger from The Dua Brand. They always have newer fragrances that are similar to the popular originals. Most of the time, they’re pretty darn close.

I’ve gotten fragrances from them duping: Aventus, Allure Edition Blanche, and Lost Cherry. All of which have been about 85+% as close to the original inspired formulation.

With Gypsies Elixir? I haven’t tried it out, but for around $60 per bottle (they almost always have discount codes on the site, so, even cheaper than $60) and their track record, it’s worth a shot.

Another Inspiration

Morning Rain by Oakcha– Here’s another ‘inspired by’ fragrance option to give one a choice other than the Dua version. Morning Rain starts off with that juniper, bergamot, pepper, and lemon while exuding the pine needles and orris of the Byredo.

All of this inspired by versions of Gypsy Water seem to be around the same price, so, it’s kind of whichever you prefer to try first.

Morning Rain seems to be popular and has overwhelmingly positive reviews. You can also buy it as part of a sample set, if you’d want to try other scents from Oakcha.

Water Extrait

Bohemian Water by ALT Fragrances– This is the third and latest ‘inspired’ perfume of Gypsy Water that I’ve found, this time from ALT fragrances. I’ve had some good experiences with them in the past, so I’m sure this one is more than likely up to par as well.

As of now, ALT has 1 or 2 ounce bottle sizes, to give you a couple of options. If they got the weightings of the notes close to correct, there should be no issue here either.

Sweet, Creamy, and Pine

Lake by Rosie Jane– Lake is an interesting one, that’s like 75-ish percent Gypsy Water blended with Sublime Vanille by Creed.

You get the pine notes of Gypsy Water with this one, sandalwood, but none of the juniper. The citrus is amped up which gives you the similarities to the Creed scent. The vanilla is present throughout, just not the same kind of ice cream level as Sublime Vanille.

The latter stages, probably have a greater resemblance to Gypsy Water. That’s when some of the citrus has burned off and the woody notes take a firm grasp of their starring role. Very nice and delicious perfume. Performance is okay, just not one of its strengths.

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