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972
meets Spice Must Flow.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with marine; Concentration not recorded leads with rose. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Borbonese 972 bottle
Borbonese

972

Concentration not recorded

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Etat Libre d'Orange Spice Must Flow bottle
Etat Libre d'Orange

Spice Must Flow

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
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Listed year20242019
Leading accordsmarine · woody · aromaticrose · warm spicy · amber
Notes unique to this recordPink Pepper, Sea Notes, Grapefruit, Carnation, Jasmine, Peony, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Woody NotesCardamom, Turkish Rose, Ginger, Incense
Longevity / 53.00 · 2 votes3.63 · 622 votes
Projection / 42.00 · 1 votes2.60 · 680 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

972

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Spice Must Flow

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Bht, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Geraniol, Eugenol, Hexyl cinnamal, Linalool, Isoeugenol, Citral, Limonene, Farnesol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl cinnamate.

Source: Etat Libre d’Orange official France 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 marine and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed rose and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.