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Kilian Love Don't Be Shy, the bottle
the one you wantKilian Love Don't Be ShyUSD 295, 50 ml
USD 295USD 59
80% less
All 4 matches, ranked
Dossier Floral Marshmallow, the bottle
smells like it, for lessDossier Floral MarshmallowUSD 59, 100 ml

Smells like Kilian Love Don't Be Shy.

4 bottles the community rates close to Love Don't Be Shy, 80 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. citrus, floral, white floral, unisex.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Kilian Love Don't Be Shy6 accords
4of 8 accords shared, 50%
Dossier Floral Marshmallow6 accords
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Notes of Love Don't Be Shy

What Kilian publishes. Black means Dossier Floral Marshmallow shares the note.

Notes

  • Neroli
  • Bergamot
  • Pink Pepper
  • Coriander
  • Orange Blossom
  • Jasmine
  • Honeysuckle
  • Rose
  • Iris

Notes of Floral Marshmallow

What Dossier publishes. Black means Love Don't Be Shy shares the note.

Notes

  • Orange Blossom
  • Marshmallow
  • Honeysuckle
  • Neroli
  • Musk
  • Amber
  • Vanilla

The 4 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Dossier Floral Marshmallow, the bottle
Floral Marshmallow
Dossier, 100 ml
77similar, well documented, inspired by it
USD 59295
80% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Floral Marshmallow drops the pink pepper, coriander and rose for a softer marshmallow, musk and vanilla base, and owners report quieter sillage but six to seven hours, longer than many get from the Kilian.

Buy Love Don't Be Shy ifYou want the peppery, rosy orange blossom with stronger sillage.
Buy Floral Marshmallow ifYou want a cosy marshmallow orange blossom that stays on skin.
No. 2
ALT Fragrances Bold Love, the bottle
Bold Love
ALT Fragrances, 100 ml
76similar, well documented, inspired by it
USD 59295
80% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Bold Love keeps the neroli and orange blossom but adds caramel and vanilla to the marshmallow and skips the rose and pink pepper, so it wears warmer, and owners say it lasts longer.

Buy Love Don't Be Shy ifYou want the fresher, peppery rose edge over the sweetness.
Buy Bold Love ifYou want a warm caramel marshmallow extrait for under sixty dollars.
No. 3
Barbie
Zara, 2023
71similar, reported by several owners, a close alternative
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Where it differs: Barbie brings orange, neroli, powdery rose and orange blossom over vanilla and tonka, and owners find it more sugary, missing the marshmallow, and gone after a few hours.

Buy Love Don't Be Shy ifYou want a layered, less sugary scent that lasts all day.
Buy Barbie ifYou want a sweet, powdery orange rose for under thirty dollars.
No. 4
Rose Marshmallow Candy
Zara, 60 ml
71similar, reported by several owners, a close alternative
shares 2 of 9 notes
USD 26295
91% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Rose Marshmallow Candy is a simpler, sweeter marshmallow and rose scent, and owners say it lacks the Kilian's orange blossom focus and fades faster than the original.

Buy Love Don't Be Shy ifYou want the orange blossom centre and more complexity.
Buy Rose Marshmallow Candy ifYou want a cheap, candied rose marshmallow for short outings.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Similarity figures come from owner ratings and published notes, never from a lab, and no bottle here is a copy of another. Brand names appear only to say what a scent is similar to.

Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Dossier Floral Marshmallow
Kilian Love Don't Be Shy, the bottle
Kilian Love Don't Be Shy
USD 295, 50 ml
Dossier Floral Marshmallow, the bottle
Dossier Floral Marshmallow
USD 59, 100 ml
77 similar, 80 percent less. Floral Marshmallow drops the pink pepper, coriander and rose for a softer marshmallow, musk and vanilla base, and owners report quieter sillage but six to seven hours, longer than many get from the Kilian.

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