Yves Saint Laurent kouros dupes — ranked by Reddit consensus
The most agreed-upon dupe for Yves Saint Laurent kouros is Milton Lloyd The Man Silver, the highest-ranked alternative by community consensus.
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Ranked alternatives
| # | Fragrance | Bucket | Evidence | Consensus | Buy |
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| 01 | The Man Silver Milton Lloyd |
| 13 voices · 12 threads | 100 | no offers |
| 02 | Fragrance Kronos Fragrance World |
| 3 voices · 3 threads | 0 | no offers |
What Reddit says
A sample of what people actually wrote, under the summary of it. The voice counts are the whole of the evidence behind a pairing; the quotes are a handful of the loudest, each one a link to the comment it came from.
The Man SilverMilton Lloyd
13 voices · 12 threads
- Reddit considers The Man Silver an exceptionally close dupe that closely mimics the original vintage formulation of Kouros.
- Users highlight extreme 'beast mode' performance, noting that its projection and longevity surpass current Kouros reformulations.
- At just a few dollars or pounds per bottle, it is overwhelmingly recommended as an ultra-cheap, high-value alternative.
“Milton Lloyd the man silver: Vintage YSL Kouros (BEAST MODE ETERNAL projection and longevity, 100 times better than the current formulation, and the same exact smell as the original vintage Kouros).”
reddit ↗“Also if you're in the UK you can get "The Man Silver by Milton Lloyd" Which is a lot closer to the original for next to nothing if you want to try it.”
reddit ↗“Milton Lloyd the man silver. It's an ultra cheap, 99% accurate clone of the original vintage Kouros formulation.”
reddit ↗“Its beastmode Vintage kouros Get it its like 7 bucks”
reddit ↗“Milton Lloyd The Man Silver is a YSL Kouros clone which supposedly smells like the OG vintage release and it costs around £3-5 for 50ml.”
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Fragrance KronosFragrance World
3 voices · 3 threads
- Reddit users consider Fragrance World Kronos to be a direct clone of Yves Saint Laurent Kouros.
- Commenters note it shares a similar vibe to the original, though it is more floral and lacks the intense barnyard notes.
- Users also mention that the bottle design visually resembles the Kouros aesthetic.