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Active Water
meets Wood and Spices.

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

At a glance
Sergio Tacchini Active Water bottle
Sergio Tacchini

Active Water

Concentration not recorded

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Montale Wood and Spices bottle
Montale

Wood and Spices

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20052005
Leading accordsaromatic · woody · fresh spicywoody · warm spicy · amber
Notes unique to this recordCaraway, White Musk, Cedar, Egyptian Pelargonium, Juniper Berries, BergamotIncense, Vetiver, Agarwood (Oud)
Longevity / 52.83 · 12 votes3.70 · 845 votes
Projection / 42.40 · 15 votes2.75 · 954 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.

Active Water

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Wood and Spices

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Linalyl acetate, Aqua (water), Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalool, Limonene, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Coumarin, Citronellol, Pinene, Vanillin, Hydroxycitronellal, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Rose ketones, Citrus limon peel oil, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Terpinolene.

Source: Montale 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 aromatic and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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