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Gold Issime
meets Ivoire.

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

Shared ground

Ylang-Ylang · Jasmine · Rose

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Ulric de Varens Gold Issime bottle
Ulric de Varens

Gold Issime

Concentration not recorded

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Balmain Beauty Ivoire bottle
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Ivoire

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20002012
Leading accordspowdery · aldehydic · freshwoody · green · iris
Notes unique to this recordAldehydes, Powdery Notes, Rice, Violet, African Orange FlowerGalbanum, Violet Leaf, Mandarin Orange, Iris, Vetiver, Cedar, Patchouli, Vanilla
Longevity / 52.82 · 141 votes3.36 · 488 votes
Projection / 42.19 · 147 votes2.37 · 661 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.

Gold Issime

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht, Acetyl cedrene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Alpha-terpinene, Amyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl salicylate, Beta-caryophyllene, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Coumarin, Eugenol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Hexamethylindanopyran, Hexyl cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Juniperus virginiana oil, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Mentha viridis leaf oil, Pinene, Pogostemon cablin oil, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Vanillin, CI 17200 (d&c red n°33), CI 14700 (fd&c red 4), CI 19140 (fd&c yellow n°5).

Official perfume ingredient declaration. Body fragrances, deodorants and other related formats are not substituted. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Ulric de Varens official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Ivoire

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

Concentration not recorded

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

Concentration not recorded

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