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Wood and Spices
meets Desire Blue.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Montale Wood and Spices bottle
Montale

Wood and Spices

Concentration not recorded

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Alfred Dunhill Desire Blue bottle
Alfred Dunhill

Desire Blue

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 year20052002
Leading accordswoody · warm spicy · ambercitrus · marine · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordSandalwood, Incense, Vetiver, Agarwood (Oud)Litchi, Mandarin Orange, Lotus, Bergamot, Sea Notes, Orange, Brazilian Rosewood, Tonka Bean, Musk, Amber, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.70 · 845 votes2.98 · 579 votes
Projection / 42.75 · 954 votes2.24 · 642 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.

Wood and Spices

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Linalyl acetate, Aqua (water), Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalool, Limonene, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Coumarin, Citronellol, Pinene, Vanillin, Hydroxycitronellal, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Rose ketones, Citrus limon peel oil, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Terpinolene.

Source: Montale official France product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Desire Blue

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

Concentration not recorded

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