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Contre-Jour
meets The Afternoon of a Faun.

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

Shared ground

Immortelle · Rose

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with herbal; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Frederic Malle Contre-Jour bottle
Frederic Malle

Contre-Jour

Concentration not recorded

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Etat Libre d'Orange The Afternoon of a Faun bottle
Etat Libre d'Orange

The Afternoon of a Faun

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 year20262012
Leading accordsherbal · warm spicy · sweetwarm spicy · amber · herbal
Notes unique to this recordNarcissus, SandalwoodOakmoss, Myrrh, Orris Root, Incense, Leather, Pepper, Benzoin, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Jasmine
Longevity / 53.94 · 99 votes3.54 · 565 votes
Projection / 42.37 · 97 votes2.29 · 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.

Contre-Jour

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

The Afternoon of a Faun

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl benzoate, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Limonene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Cinnamal, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Cinnamyl alcohol, Farnesol, Benzyl cinnamate, Coumarin.

Source: Etat Libre d’Orange 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 herbal and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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