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The Afternoon of a Faun
meets Le Mat.

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

At a glance
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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Mendittorosa Le Mat bottle
Mendittorosa

Le Mat

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
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Listed year20122014
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · herbalwarm spicy · fresh spicy · rose
Notes unique to this recordOakmoss, Myrrh, Orris Root, Incense, Leather, Pepper, Benzoin, Bergamot, Cinnamon, JasmineIndonesian Patchouli Leaf, Nutmeg, Clove, Black Pepper, Algerian Geranium, Cashmere Wood
Longevity / 53.54 · 565 votes3.99 · 346 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 642 votes2.70 · 436 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.

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

Le Mat

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

Concentration not recorded

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