4 Fragrances Similar to Wanted by Night

Wanted by Night is one of the most popular fragrances that has emerged from the Wanted line by Azzaro. I wasn’t a big fan of the original Wanted, but this came along and was something that I did enjoy wearing. Now, there aren’t any fragrances that I’ve found with the same exact smell, but I figured I’d create an ongoing list of colognes with the same sort of style. Similar scents that you can enjoy in lieu of a bottle of Wanted by Night.

What Fragrances Smell Similar to Wanted by Night?

Ultra Male by Gaultier– Since I first tried out Wanted by Night, I noticed the similarities between it and my bottle of Ultra Male. Not a one to one exact match, but they do have a ton of overlapping notes.

Lavender, lemon, vanilla, cedar, patchouli, and cinnamon. Those are the commonalities between these fragrances, noticeably the spiciness of each of them. However, Ultra Male has a strong use of pear and mint, which is distinct and separate from Wanted by Night.

Night is darker and has a tobacco note. Ultra Male goes in a sweeter/spicier direction. The weighting of notes is also different, but the style is similar enough to warrant a spot on the list.

Night Vision EDP– Night Vision EDP is another mass appealing option, with a pretty similar style. The lemon essence up top with spices, takes a page out of the Wanted playbook. But, this one is a colder and fresher use of spiciness.

Red and black pepper up top, with sage, greenish fir, and some resinous undertones (the same benzoin note as Night). A bit of sweetness here and the wood notes are amplified versus what you get with Azzaro.

Again, none of these are going to be the same as Wanted by Night. Night Vision EDP does provide a great spice blend that is clean and inhabits the same area of the map as does our target. Night Vision EDP review

The Most Wanted Parfum– Yes, one should definitely look into the next iterations of the Wanted series, if you enjoy Night. Both The Most Wanted and Most Wanted Parfum are better, in my opinion.

The Most Wanted Parfum might be the better of the two to go with, if you want a similar spicy burst to Night. Here, you get a fantastic and fiery red ginger note instead of the cinnamon. Really, it’s great. The ginger is hot and fresh and smells roasted.

The dry down uses the sweeter toffee note, growing vanilla strength, and some light woods in the background. It does become its own thing, but that start always reminds me of Wanted by Night.

The Scent Intense– Hugo Boss’ The Scent line has a whole host of options built around the same sort of theme. The Scent Intense is the best option of the group is you want something closer in style to Wanted by Night.

Cardamom and ginger up top give this one a spicy and less fruity entry into the series versus the original. The maninka fruit note is still there, but the sweetness and fruitiness isn’t on the same level.

The next phase is less at all like Wanted by Night and really does its own thing. You get lavender, leather, and vanilla through the middle. The leather, vanilla, and maninka at the end.

I do with the spicier ginger and cardamom opening lasted deeper into the wear. But, if you’re a fan of Wanted by Night, there’s a good chance you’ll like this one as well. The Scent Intense review

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