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Gibeon
meets Shalimar.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · Vanilla · Musk · Tonka Bean

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Xerjoff Gibeon bottle
Xerjoff

Gibeon

Concentration not recorded

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Shalimar Eau de Parfum bottle
Guerlain

Shalimar

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20261990
Leading accordspowdery · vanilla · woodycitrus · amber · woody
Notes unique to this recordNeroli, Ceylon Cinnamon, Orris, Bulgarian Rose, Australian Sandalwood, CedarwoodCitruses, Bergamot, Lemon, Cedar, Mandarin Orange, Iris, Vetiver, Jasmine, Rose, Incense, Leather, Opoponax, Civet, Sandalwood
Longevity / 53.92 · 59 votes3.81 · 5,427 votes
Projection / 42.60 · 60 votes2.65 · 5,881 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)
  • Vanillin
  • Linalool
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Cinnamal
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Coumarin
  • Citral
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenol
  • Geraniol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Limonene
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Beta-caryophyllene

Listed only on Gibeon

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Bht
  • 3-propylidenephthalide
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Farnesol
  • Rose ketones

Listed only on Shalimar

  • Alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Tocopherol
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Terpineol
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Terpinolene
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Eucalyptus globulus oil
  • Santalol
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Camphor
  • Carvone
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • 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.

Gibeon

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Hexamethylindanopyran; Vanillin; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Linalool; Bht; 3-propylidenephthalide; Acetyl cedrene; Alpha-isomethyl ionone; Cinnamal; Benzyl alcohol; Coumarin; Citral; Citronellol; Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol; Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil; Citrus aurantium flower oil; Eugenol; Farnesol; Geraniol; Geranyl acetate; Pogostemon cablin oil; Limonene; Linalyl acetate; Pinene; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

Shalimar

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Linalool • Linalyl acetate • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Coumarin • Jasmine oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Lavandula oil/extract • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Tocopherol • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Citronellol • Pogostemon cablin oil • Geraniol • Hydroxycitronellal • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Citral • Terpineol • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Benzyl benzoate • Terpinolene • Geranyl acetate • Beta-caryophyllene • Vanillin • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Eucalyptus globulus oil • Santalol • Alpha-terpinene • Cinnamal • Eugenol • Camphor • Benzyl alcohol • Carvone • Juniperus virginiana oil • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22876

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 vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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