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French Lover
meets Spice and Wood.

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

Shared ground

Pepper · Angelica · Cedar

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Frederic Malle French Lover bottle
Frederic Malle

French Lover

Eau de parfum

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Creed Spice and Wood bottle
Creed

Spice and Wood

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20072010
Leading accordswoody · musky · amberwoody · fresh spicy · citrus
Notes unique to this recordGalbanum, Juniper, Violet Leaf, Pink Pepper, Incense, Orris, Vetiver, Oakmoss, White Musk, AmberApple, Lemon, Bergamot, Birch, Clove, Patchouli, oak moss, Musk, Iris
Longevity / 53.20 · 1,533 votes3.05 · 697 votes
Projection / 42.18 · 1,687 votes2.07 · 800 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.

French Lover

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Fragrance (parfum), Limonene, Eugenol, Linalool, Evernia furfuracea (treemoss) extract, Citral, Methyl 2-octynoate, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Bht, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Benzoic acid

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44387

Spice and Wood

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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

Eau de parfum

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

Concentration not recorded

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