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Saffron Mandarin
meets Zafferano Ambrosia.

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

Shared ground

Saffron

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with citrus; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Les Liquides Imaginaires Saffron Mandarin bottle
Les Liquides Imaginaires

Saffron Mandarin

Concentration not recorded

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Acqua di Parma Zafferano Ambrosia bottle
Acqua di Parma

Zafferano Ambrosia

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20252026
Leading accordscitrus · warm spicy · woodywarm spicy · amber · citrus
Notes unique to this recordItalian Mandarin, Blood Orange, Pink Pepper, Italian Lemon, Petitgrain, Mandarin Leaf, Black Pepper, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Oak, Benzoin, Labdanum, TonkaRed Mandarin, Calabrian bergamot, Ginger, Orange Blossom, Jasmine Sambac, Amber, Vanilla, Patchouli
Longevity / 52.88 · 26 votes3.83 · 41 votes
Projection / 42.04 · 26 votes2.66 · 38 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

  • Aqua (water)
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Limonene
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Citral
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Linalool
  • Coumarin
  • Geraniol
  • Cinnamal
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Farnesol
  • Isoeugenol

Listed only on Saffron Mandarin

  • Alcohol denat
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Citrus limon peel oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Pinene
  • Vanillin
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Terpineol
  • Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Anethole
  • Carvone
  • Terpinolene
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol

Listed only on Zafferano Ambrosia

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Eugenol
  • Amylcinnamyl alcohol
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

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.

Saffron Mandarin

Concentration not specified by source · US listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Acetyl cedrene, Juniperus virginiana oil, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Pinene, Citral, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Vanillin, Pogostemon cablin oil, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Beta-caryophyllene, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Terpineol, Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Jasmine oil/extract, Geranyl acetate, Anethole, Carvone, Coumarin, Terpinolene, Geraniol, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl benzoate, Linalyl acetate, Alpha-terpinene, Benzyl salicylate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Farnesol, Isoeugenol.

Official US storefront declaration. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Les Liquides Imaginaires official US product composition · Checked 2026-09-22

Zafferano Ambrosia

Extrait de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Citronellol, Geraniol, Aqua (water), Coumarin, Eugenol, Citral, Cinnamal, Amylcinnamyl alcohol, Farnesol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl benzoate, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 14700 (red 4), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Acqua di Parma official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21741

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 warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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