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Sun
meets Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Lush Sun bottle
Lush

Sun

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic bottle
Guerlain

Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited KingdomFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20132007
Leading accordscitrus · sweet · woodycitrus · fresh spicy · green
Notes unique to this recordOrange, Tangerine, Mimosa PetalsClementine, Bitter Orange, Orange Blossom, Green Tea, Ivy, Mandarin Orange, Basil, Chamomile, Peony, Amber
Longevity / 51.67 · 370 votes2.56 · 3,276 votes
Projection / 41.49 · 348 votes1.84 · 3,328 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

  • Water (aqua)
  • Fragrance
  • Citral

Listed only on Sun

  • Organic drf alcohol
  • Brazilian orange oil
  • Glycerine
  • Mimosa absolute
  • Sandalwood oil
  • Farnesol

Listed only on Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic

  • Alcohol
  • Limonene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Pinene
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Linalool
  • Amyl salicylate
  • Anethole
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
  • Carvone
  • Citronellol
  • Terpineol
  • Rose ketones
  • Eugenol
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Terpinolene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Pelargonium graveolens oil
  • Geraniol
  • Camphor
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 47005 (yellow 10)
  • 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.

Sun

Perfume · US listing · 3.3floz bottle

Organic drf alcohol , Water (aqua) , Brazilian orange oil , Fragrance , Glycerine , Mimosa absolute , Sandalwood oil , *Citral , *Farnesol

* Occurs naturally in essential oils.

Source: Lush official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Limonene • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil • Linalyl acetate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Pinene • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Hydroxycitronellal • Geranyl acetate • Linalool • Amyl salicylate • Citral • Anethole • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Carvone • Citronellol • Terpineol • Rose ketones • Eugenol • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Terpinolene • Beta-caryophyllene • Alpha-terpinene • Pelargonium graveolens oil • Geraniol • Camphor • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 47005 (yellow 10) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22954

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

Eau de toilette

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