Is Khadlaj Shiyaaka Shadow a dupe of Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Cobalt?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Khadlaj Shiyaaka Shadow is a close match to Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Cobalt. Of 6 independent sources that compared them, 4 say it is near-identical or close, 2 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 2 community dupe lists. Shiyaaka Shadow costs CA$44.99 for 100 ml at My Royal Musk (CA$0.45/ml); Bad Boy Cobalt costs CA$141.99 for 150 ml at Fragrance Cart (CA$0.95/ml), so the alternative costs 52% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Carolina Herrera
Bad Boy Cobalt
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Khadlaj
Shiyaaka Shadow
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| Price | $118.49 100 ml | $44.99 100 ml |
| Per ml | $1.18 | $0.45 |
| Verdict | Close match of Bad Boy Cobalt | |
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| Buy | See prices | See prices |
The evidence
- Say close 4
- Say similar or inspired by 2
Confidence: 80%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works
In their words 3
But, shockingly, this is one of the few times where I MUCH prefer the clone over the original.
A Reddit post, Aug 2026, 12 points
Shiyaaka Shadow because it smelled like Bad Boy Cobalt
A Reddit comment, Apr 2026, 11 points
Bad Boy cobalt or a clone of it like khadlaj shiyaaka Shadow might fit the bill🤔
A Reddit comment, Jun 2026, 1 point
Community dupe lists
Lists Khadlaj Shiyaaka Shadow as an alternative to Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Cobalt.
A community dupe list, Ultimate Clone Fragrance Spreadsheet (FitsByStick)
Lists Khadlaj Shiyaaka Shadow as an alternative to Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Cobalt.
A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupe Spreadsheet (Liasorep)
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.