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Home / Yves Saint Laurent Babycat / Rifaaqat
Emir Rifaaqat

Emir

Rifaaqat

Best Yves Saint Laurent Babycat Dupe

Emir Rifaaqat is a clone of Yves Saint Laurent Babycat, with a 78% accuracy score.

Last updated October 16, 2026

78% MatchInspired by $412 original

Accuracy Breakdown

Overall Accuracy78%

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The Scoop

Rifaaqat captures the fresh, playful opening and floral heart of Baby Cat quite effectively, though the base notes diverge slightly with a warmer sandalwood replacing the original's cedarwood. The clone maintains a similar lightweight, youthful character but tends to be slightly less refined in the drydown, with the musk becoming more prominent and less balanced.

Key Differences

The base construction differs noticeably, with Rifaaqat leaning warmer and spicier while Baby Cat maintains a crisper, more delicate finish. Longevity is comparable, but the original has slightly better sillage and projection overall.

Fragrance Profile

★ 4.2 community rating

Best Seasons

Spring24%
Summer8%
Fall / Autumn89%
Winter100%

Community Insights

★ 4.2 from 3.9K ratings

What people who wear Emir Rifaaqat report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.

Main accords

fresh spicy
vanilla
warm spicy
amber
aromatic
balsamic
woody
soft spicy

Longevity

Very weak1%
Weak3%
Moderate25%
Long lasting60%
Eternal10%

Sillage

Intimate3%
Moderate41%
Strong50%
Enormous6%

Who wears it

Female3%
More female6%
Unisex54%
More male27%
Male11%

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced2%
Overpriced1%
Ok5%
Good value25%
Great value67%

People say it reminds them of

Yves Saint Laurent Babycat 889French Avenue Fierte 147Lattafa Perfumes Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold 136Yves Saint Laurent Babycat Raw Bourbon 110Rosendo Mateu Olfactive Expressions Rosendo Mateu Nº 5 Floral, Amber, Sensual Musk 94Tom Ford Eau d'Ombré Leather 78

What people like

  • Ideal for winter and fall
  • Exceptional value for price
  • Deep rich high-quality vanilla
  • Sophisticated smoky and spicy profile

What people dislike

  • Not suitable for high heat
  • Harsh synthetic rubber opening
  • Requires weeks of maturation
  • Initial gasoline or plastic scent

What wearers say

“Honestly, while I do see why people say it has that harsh burnt rubber or plastic opening, I can't agree with them really. Its just a very deep and rich peppery smell, its very very nice. Also the vanilla on the drydown, maybe the best vanilla of any fragrance i own, its just so thick and sexy, I just love it and honestly, even if you're not a fan of the opening, its worth it just for the drydown, either way its pretty cheap as far as fragrances go. Highly recommend.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“It’s Babycat. Yes the vanilla and the resins are more synthetic in the opening, but the dry down is pretty much indistinguishable.You’ll always find more depth in the OG, that’s true for every clone. But this passes for Babycat anywhere, specially since people will not smell the opening 5 minutes.Sillage is good but not overpowering, which is a positive because it’s easy to modulate for the occasion, longevity is good, easily the whole night out and a hint of it in the morning.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“For the price, its a good blind buy, its not going to knock your socks off but there is a uniqueness to this scent that makes it worthy of being on winter rotation. Strong projection, longevity is reasonable I find, perhaps 3-4 hours. Inoffensive, will appear to most noses both male and female. I really don't get the rubber comments mentioned prior...”
A member of a leading fragrance community

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