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Ideal One
meets Black Lacquer.

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

Shared ground

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Maison Martin Margiela Ideal One bottle
Maison Martin Margiela

Ideal One

Concentration not recorded

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Tom Ford Black Lacquer bottle
Tom Ford

Black Lacquer

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20252024
Leading accordswoody · musky · citruswoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordCalabrian bergamot, Orange, Lavender, Orange Blossom, Guaiac Wood, Musk, Vanilla, Styrax, Oud, CypriolInk, Vinyl, Black Pepper, Rum, Ebony Wood, Apricot, Peony, Olibanum
Longevity / 53.74 · 69 votes3.59 · 538 votes
Projection / 42.42 · 73 votes2.31 · 533 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

  • Parfum / fragrance
  • Aqua / water / eau
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Isoeugenol

Listed only on Ideal One

  • Alcohol
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Methyl anthranilate
  • CI 15510 / orange 4
  • CI 14700 / red 4
  • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2

Listed only on Black Lacquer

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Citronellol
  • Coumarin
  • Eugenol
  • Farnesol
  • Geraniol
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Pinene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Isoeugenyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Vanillin
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Camphor
  • Terpinolene
  • Santalol
  • Terpineol
  • Pelargonium graveolens flower oil
  • Laurus nobilis (laurel) leaf oil
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Alpha terpinene
  • Carvone
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Benzoic acid

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.

Ideal One

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol ● Parfum / fragrance ● Aqua / water / eau ● Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ● Limonene ● Linalool ● Methyl anthranilate ● Citral ● Isoeugenol ● CI 15510 / orange 4 ● CI 14700 / red 4 ● CI 60730 / ext. violet 2

Source: Maison Margiela official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Black Lacquer

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl cinnamate, Benzyl salicylate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Pinene, Beta-caryophyllene, Juniperus virginiana oil, Acetyl cedrene, Isoeugenyl acetate, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Linalyl acetate, Vanillin, Cedrus atlantica oil/extract, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Camphor, Terpinolene, Santalol, Terpineol, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Laurus nobilis (laurel) leaf oil, Geranyl acetate, Alpha terpinene, Carvone, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Benzoic acid

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN55328

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 woody and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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