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Oud Wood
meets Gardenia & Oud Absolu.

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

Shared ground

Agarwood (Oud) · Amber

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Oud Wood bottle
Tom Ford

Oud Wood

Eau de parfum

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Jo Malone London Gardenia & Oud Absolu bottle
Jo Malone London

Gardenia & Oud Absolu

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20072020
Leading accordswoody · warm spicy · oudwhite floral · oud · animalic
Notes unique to this recordBrazilian Rosewood, Cardamom, Sandalwood, Sichuan Pepper, Vanilla, Vetiver, Tonka BeanWhite Flowers, Gardenia, White Musk
Longevity / 53.21 · 9,305 votes3.45 · 97 votes
Projection / 42.12 · 9,434 votes2.48 · 106 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

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Water aqua eau
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Linalool
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Limonene

Listed only on Oud Wood

  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Coumarin
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Farnesol
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
  • Santalol
  • Vanillin
  • Pinene
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Camphor

Listed only on Gardenia & Oud Absolu

  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citral
  • Bht
  • Yellow 5 (CI 19140)
  • Red 4 (CI 14700)
  • Blue 1 (CI 42090)

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.

Oud Wood

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Coumarin, Beta-caryophyllene, Farnesol, Limonene, Cinnamyl alcohol, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Santalol, Vanillin, Pinene, Linalyl acetate, Terpineol, Camphor

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54096

Gardenia & Oud Absolu

Absolu · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Benzyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Linalool, Limonene, Isoeugenol, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Bht, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Red 4 (CI 14700), Blue 1 (CI 42090)

Source: Jo Malone London official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN47474

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

Eau de parfum

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

Concentration not recorded

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