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the one you wantZoologist Squidprice varies, 60 ml
smells like it, for lessYusuf Bhai YB Squidprice varies

Smells like Zoologist Squid.

2 bottles the community rates close to Squid, with the one thing each does differently. aquatic, smoky, amber, unisex.

Scent overlap

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

Zoologist Squid5 accords
2of 5 accords shared, 40%
Yusuf Bhai YB Squid2 accords
not listed
not listed
not listed

Notes of Squid

What Zoologist publishes. Black means Yusuf Bhai YB Squid shares the note.

Top

  • pink pepper
  • solar salicylate

Heart

  • incense
  • black ink accord
  • salty accord

Base

  • opoponax
  • ambergris
  • benzoin
  • musk

Notes of YB Squid

What Yusuf Bhai publishes. Black means Squid shares the note.

The house has not published a note list for this bottle; the accords above come from its own description.

The 2 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
YB Squid
Yusuf Bhai
70similar, reported by a few owners, inspired by it
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: YB Squid is an inspired take sold by the house itself, likely simpler, with the salty ambergris present but the black ink and incense layers less defined.

Buy Squid ifyou want the full inky incense and ambergris storytelling.
Buy YB Squid ifyou want to try a salty dark aquatic cheaply first.
No. 2
Every Storm a Serenade
Imaginary Authors, EDP
60similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: Every Storm a Serenade shares the moody seaside air but is greener and more mossy, without Squid's sweet ink, incense and benzoin warmth.

Buy Squid ifyou want sweet inky ambergris with incense.
Buy Every Storm a Serenade ifyou want a wet, misty, green seaside scent.

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 Yusuf Bhai YB Squid
Zoologist Squid
price varies, 60 ml
Yusuf Bhai YB Squid
price varies
70 similar. YB Squid is an inspired take sold by the house itself, likely simpler, with the salty ambergris present but the black ink and incense layers less defined.

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