Playboy Malibu, released in 2008, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Playboy Malibu: green, citrus and woody, about 4h on skin, projection 5/10, sillage 3/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Playboy Malibu we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
Shares the clean woods and bright citrus profile found in Playboy Malibu, leaning into a familiar casual daytime style.
It shares its citrus, powdery and aromatic accords with Playboy Malibu, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 162 community ratings.
Delivers a sporty citrus and cedar freshness that sits comfortably in the same aromatic family as Playboy Malibu.
It shares its fresh, citrus and woody accords with Playboy Malibu, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 345 community ratings.
A bolder take on the fresh fruit and amber-wood blend, sharing stylistic touches with Playboy Malibu.
It shares its citrus, aromatic and woody accords with Playboy Malibu, lasts about 5h against 4h and carries 1,853 community ratings.
Evokes the crisp green apple and aromatic freshness of Playboy Malibu, offering a similarly vibrant, casual everyday character.
It shares its citrus, aromatic and powdery accords with Playboy Malibu, lasts about 5h against 4h and carries 11 community ratings.
Recalls the breezy, aquatic green opening and woody dry-down reminiscent of Playboy Malibu.
It shares its citrus, aromatic and woody accords with Playboy Malibu, lasts about 5h against 4h and carries 37 community ratings.
Rue21 CJ Black, at about $10 for 100 ml (estimate).
Bi-es Cool Play, at about 5h on skin, against about 4h for Playboy Malibu.
Bi-es Cool Play, at 87% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Rue21 CJ Black actually costs about $5 a year MORE than Playboy Malibu. Both priced at 100 ml; 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. Bi-es Cool Play comes closest at 5.0h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Playboy Malibu notes, performance and price
AltScent is also free on the App Store and Google Play.
Updated 2026-08-18.