NCT's roster is huge, but a taste runs through it: clean, elegant and expensive-smelling. Jaehyun's warm, refined woods and Mark's bright, fresh aquatics show the two poles.
Below is each member's reported scent with a dupe that shares its key notes, so you can wear it without the designer price.
NCT's members are reported to wear elegant woods, fresh aquatics. As a group their taste reads bold oud, as a colour, deep brown shot through with cool green. Each member's dupe below shares its key notes, from $29 instead of designer prices.
The NCT scent, as a colour
Blend every member's signature and NCT comes out bold oud: deep, resinous, unforgettable. Oud and amber for someone who enters a room.
Each member's scent, and its dupe
Jaehyun
reported to wear elegant woodsElegant and warm, soft woods with a sweet edge, expensive-smelling.
Mark
reported to wear fresh aquaticsFresh and clean, bright citrus and light woods, easygoing and boyish.
How NCT's scents work together
What makes NCT interesting on paper is the range: their signatures span 2 different accord families, from woods to fresh. So there is no single "NCT scent", there is a spread, and the fun is finding which member's your own taste lines up with. Match on the notes, not the name, and the closest dupe is usually a fraction of the ambassador-budget original.
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Frequently asked questions
What perfume does NCT wear?
NCT's members are each reported to reach for different scents (Jaehyun, Mark). Every attribution is reported rather than officially confirmed. Each member's scent and its affordable dupe are listed above.
Is there a cheap dupe for NCT's perfume?
Yes. For instance, Jaehyun's reported elegant woods has a close match in Dossier Woody Sandalwood, an 88% note match for $29. There's a dupe for each member above.
How can I smell like NCT?
Pick the member whose scent fits you, then wear a dupe of what they're reported to wear, it shares the key notes for a fraction of the designer price. Or take our free scent quiz to find your own match and celebrity twin.
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Curated by the Dupejoy scent team. Scents reviewed September 2026. Member fragrance attributions are labelled reported vs. confirmed and reflect publicly reported information. A dupe shares key notes, it is not identical, and nothing here implies endorsement by the artists.