Coty Puzzle, released in 1997, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Coty Puzzle: citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic, about 4h on skin, projection 4/10, sillage 3/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Coty Puzzle we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Shares the crisp, refreshing citrus and green aromatic character that defines the bright opening of Coty Puzzle.
It shares its citrus, green and aromatic accords with Coty Puzzle, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 3h against 4h and carries 15,952 community ratings.
Captures the same breezy, aromatic citrus essence found in Coty Puzzle, leaning into a classic fresh floral dry-down.
It shares its aromatic, fresh spicy and citrus accords with Coty Puzzle, opens on Basil and Mandarin Orange too, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 698 community ratings.
Offers a similar vibrant citrus and green fruit profile that evokes the energetic spirit of the original scent.
It shares its citrus, green and fresh spicy accords with Coty Puzzle, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 884 community ratings.
Provides a clean, herbal-citrus experience that sits in the same family as the aromatic green profile of the reference.
It shares its green, aromatic and citrus accords with Coty Puzzle, opens on Mandarin Orange too, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 1,273 community ratings.
Features a watery, citrus-forward composition that mirrors the fresh and airy qualities of Coty Puzzle.
It shares its citrus, woody and aromatic accords with Coty Puzzle, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 495 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Coty Chanson d'Eau, at about $15 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 25% less than Coty Puzzle.
Tous H2O, at about 4h on skin, against about 4h for Coty Puzzle.
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, at 82% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Elizabeth Arden Green Tea actually costs about $10 a year MORE than Coty Puzzle. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Tous H2O comes closest at 4.4h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Coty Puzzle notes, performance and price
AltScent is also free on the App Store and Google Play.
Updated 2026-08-31.