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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Colette
meets Gypsy Water.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Bergamot · Sandalwood · Amber · Incense · Pine needles

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with citrus; Eau de parfum leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Tocca Colette bottle
Tocca

Colette

Concentration not recorded

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Gypsy Water bottle
Byredo

Gypsy Water

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedSweden
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed yearNot recorded2008
Leading accordscitrus · woody · powderywoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordAmalfi Lemon, Juniper Berries, Mandarin Orange, Violet, Pink Pepper, Jasmine, Cyclamen, Vanille, Musk, Virginia CedarJuniper, Lemon, Pepper, Orris Root, Vanilla
Longevity / 52.39 · 555 votes2.56 · 4,683 votes
Projection / 41.63 · 549 votes1.67 · 4,945 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Citral
  • Limonene
  • Geraniol
  • Linalool

Listed only on Colette

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • CI 60730
  • Coumarin
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone

Listed only on Gypsy Water

  • Alcohol
  • Bht

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Colette

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, CI 60730, Citral, Coumarin, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool, Alpha-isomethyl ionone

Official size-specific declaration. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Tocca official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Gypsy Water

Eau de parfum · US listing · 50 mL and 100 mL and 250 mL

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Limonene, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Citral, Bht, Geraniol.

Source: Byredo official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed citrus and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.