French Lover
meets Royal Oud.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Galbanum · Pink Pepper · Angelica · Cedar
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with woody; Eau de parfum leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Frederic Malle French LoverEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Creed Royal OudEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2007 | 2011 |
| Leading accords | woody · musky · amber | woody · musky · powdery |
| Notes unique to this record | Juniper, Pepper, Violet Leaf, Incense, Orris, Vetiver, Oakmoss, White Musk, Amber | Lemon, Sicilian Bergamot, Sandalwood, Agarwood (Oud), Musk |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.20 · 1,533 votes | 3.51 · 2,691 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.18 · 1,687 votes | 2.25 · 2,907 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.
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
- Water\aqua\eau
- Fragrance (parfum)
- Limonene
- Eugenol
- Linalool
- Citral
- Benzyl benzoate
- Geraniol
- Bht
Listed only on French Lover
- Alcohol denat.
- Evernia furfuracea (treemoss) extract
- Methyl 2-octynoate
- Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Benzoic acid
Listed only on Royal Oud
- Alcool (alcohol)
- Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
- Ethylhexyl salicylate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Citronellol
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Coumarin
- Cinnamal
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.
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
Royal Oud
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcool (alcohol), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Coumarin, Citral, Eugenol, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamal, Bht.
Source: Creed 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 verdictEau de parfum
Start here if the listed woody and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Eau de parfum
Start here if the listed woody and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.