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Guidance Hair Perfume
meets Aoud Orchid.

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

Shared ground

Vanilla

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Amouage Guidance Hair Perfume bottle
Amouage

Guidance Hair Perfume

Concentration not recorded

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Mancera Aoud Orchid bottle
Mancera

Aoud Orchid

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originOmanFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232016
Leading accordsfruity · floral · woodysweet · vanilla · woody
Notes unique to this recordHazelnut, Pear, Frankincense, Osmanthus, Jasmine Sambac, Rose, Saffron, Sandalwood, Ambergris, AkigalawoodCoconut, Peach, Mandarin Orange, Orchid, Patchouli, Woody Notes, White Musk, Amber
Longevity / 53.40 · 5 votes3.61 · 647 votes
Projection / 42.20 · 5 votes2.61 · 830 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.

Guidance Hair Perfume

Hair perfume · US listing

Alcohol denat, Dipropylene glycol, Parfum (fragrance), Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Panthenol, Sucrose palmitate, Capryloyl/caproyl methyl glucamide, Glycerin, Caprylyl/capryl glucoside, Boswellia sacra resin oil, Hyaluronic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium hyaluronate, Lactic acid, Limonene, Linalool

Source: Amouage official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Aoud Orchid

Concentration not specified by source · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Hexamethylindanopyran, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Vanillin, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Limonene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Beta-caryophyllene, Pogostemon cablin oil, Benzyl benzoate, Citrus limon peel oil, Geranyl acetate, Rose ketones, Linalool, Pinene, Farnesol, Anethole, Coumarin, Benzyl cinnamate, Isoeugenol, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Citral, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citronellol, Benzyl alcohol, Eugenol.

Source: Mancera official France 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 verdict

Concentration not recorded

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

Concentration not recorded

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