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Kate Spade New York
The original reads: citrus · fruity · floral · woody.
The genuine fragrance
Kate Spade New York
citrus · fruity · floral · woody
Accords cited from Kate Spade New York (official)
Listed for womenThe scent, note by note
How Kate Spade New York is built
Notes as published by Kate Spade New York (official), mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
Accessible alternatives will appear here as we verify genuine matches from cited sources. The fragrance above is the real thing.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Kate Spade New York is $41.99, and it is the real thing on this page. We have not verified an accessible version we would stand behind, so none is listed. We only show an alternative when its cited accords genuinely match the original, never on guesswork.
Common questions
Where can I buy Kate Spade New York?
You can buy the genuine Kate Spade New York straight from FragranceNet.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Kate Spade New York smell like?
Kate Spade New York opens with Citrus, Bergamot and Strawberry; a heart of Rose and Freesia; drying down to Ambroxan and Cashmeran, from notes Kate Spade New York (official) publishes. Those notes read as citrus, fruity, floral, woody, the coarse families Kate Spade New York (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Kate Spade New York cost?
The genuine Kate Spade New York runs $41.99 at FragranceNet.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them.
What's the closest accessible alternative to New York?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to New York by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke New York, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is New York for men or women?
Kate Spade New York is listed as a women's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "women's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
What fragrances share notes with New York?
Creed Eladaria (shares Cashmeran, Ambroxan, Rose); Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Pretty Peony (shares Strawberry, Freesia, Bergamot); Armaf Club De Nuit Oud (shares Freesia, Cashmeran, Bergamot). These share specific notes with New York, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of New York's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of New York, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to New York?
New York reads as citrus, fruity, floral, woody. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Afnan 9 Am, Afnan 9 Am Dive and Afnan 9 PM nearby. We rank them by how many of New York's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of New York, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.