A celebrity's signature scent is strangely intimate — it's the thing people remember about being near them. So it's no surprise "what perfume does [celebrity] wear" is searched millions of times a month. Most of the answers are reported rather than officially confirmed, pieced together from interviews and red-carpet sightings, but the patterns are real and the dupes are very findable.
The running list follows, grouped by world, each name paired with a dupe that shares its key notes.
Music
From Rihanna's sweet, warm signature to Beyoncé's radiant amber and Ariana Grande's whole gourmand empire, musicians tend to wear scents as bold as their stage presence.
Film & TV
The screen set leans a little more classic — Zendaya's cosy gourmand, Margot Robbie's timeless florals, Timothée Chalamet's understated woods.
Models & style icons
The model set defined the "clean girl" scent — skin-close musks and expensive-smelling woods worn quietly.
K-pop idols
K-pop deserves its own deep dive — BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, NewJeans and aespa all have their own scent identities, broken down member by member.
Wear their signature for less
The compliment a celebrity gets walking past someone comes from the heart and base notes of their scent — and a good dupe nails exactly those. Find the affordable version of any of these below.
Attributions are labelled reported vs. confirmed and reflect publicly reported information; nothing implies endorsement.