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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Purple Love
meets Velvet Orchid.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Orange Blossom · Vanilla

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
M. Micallef Purple Love bottle
M. Micallef

Purple Love

Concentration not recorded

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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid bottle
Tom Ford

Velvet Orchid

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20262014
Leading accordssweet · citrus · white floralfloral · sweet · powdery
Notes unique to this recordAlmond, Pink Pepper, Chocolate, Ylang Ylang, Madeleine, Rose, MuskRum, Honey, Mandarin Orange, Black Orchid, Orchid, Jasmine, Heliotrope, Hyacinth, Rose Oil, Narcissus, Magnolia, Myrrh, Suede, Sandalwood, Peru Balsam, Labdanum
Longevity / 53.67 · 6 votes3.61 · 3,347 votes
Projection / 42.25 · 8 votes2.60 · 3,818 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.

Purple Love

Not specified by source · France listing · 100 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum, Aqua, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Benzyl benzoate, Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, Citronellol, Amyl cinnamal, Limonene, Linalyl acetate, Vanillin, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Linalool, Pinene, Geraniol, Benzaldehyde, Geranyl acetate, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol, Beta-caryophyllene, Isoeugenyl acetate, Rose ketones, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Eugenol, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Benzyl salicylate, Citral, Cinnamal, Camphor, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Rose flower oil/extract, Terpinolene, Isoeugenol, Terpineol, Alpha-terpinene

Manufacturer declaration for the specified edition and bottle size. Other editions are separate; check the packaging supplied.

Source: M. Micallef official French product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Velvet Orchid

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Linalool, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl salicylate, Limonene, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl cinnamal, Geraniol, Farnesol, Coumarin, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Amyl cinnamal, Eugenol, Benzyl cinnamate, Isoeugenol, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Linalyl acetate, Vanillin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Acetyl cedrene, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Pinene, Beta-caryophyllene, Terpineol, Rose ketones, Geranyl acetate, Benzaldehyde, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Terpinolene, Jasmine oil/extract, Alpha terpinene, Methyl salicylate, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Carvone

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54227

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 sweet and citrus direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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