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Encre Noire
meets Vetiver.

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

Shared ground

Vetiver

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

The distinction

Eau de toilette leads with woody; Eau de toilette leads with aromatic. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Encre Noire bottle
Lalique

Encre Noire

Eau de toilette

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Guerlain Vetiver bottle
Guerlain

Vetiver

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationEau de toiletteEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inFranceNot yet verified
Listed year20062000
Leading accordswoody · aromatic · earthyaromatic · citrus · woody
Notes unique to this recordCypress, Cashmere Wood, MuskBergamot, Tobacco, Lemon, Nutmeg, Neroli, Coriander, Mandarin Orange, Pepper, Carnation, Sage, Sandalwood, Orris Root, Oakmoss, Leather, Myrrh, Civet, Tonka Bean, Amber
Longevity / 53.41 · 14,177 votes3.44 · 2,963 votes
Projection / 42.20 · 14,401 votes2.20 · 3,190 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

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Isoeugenol
  • Citral

Listed only on Encre Noire

  • Alcohol denat
  • Hexyl cinnamal

Listed only on Vetiver

  • Alcohol
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Eugenol
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Pinene
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Terpineol
  • Coumarin
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Camphor
  • Terpinolene
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Geraniol
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • CI 47005 (yellow 10)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)

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.

Encre Noire

Eau de toilette · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua (water) ; Hexyl cinnamal ; Limonene ; Linalool ; Isoeugenol ; Citral

Official US declaration for the specified bottle size and concentration. Check the ingredient list on your packaging; other sizes, markets and batches may differ.

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

Vetiver

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Lavandula oil/extract • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Acetyl cedrene • Limonene • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Eugenol • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Pinene • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Linalyl acetate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Linalool • Eugenia caryophyllus oil • Beta-caryophyllene • Hexamethylindanopyran • Citral • Hydroxycitronellal • Terpineol • Coumarin • Isoeugenol • Alpha-terpinene • Camphor • Terpinolene • Benzyl benzoate • Geraniol • Juniperus virginiana oil • Geranyl acetate • Pogostemon cablin oil • Eugenyl acetate • Citronellol • Benzyl salicylate • Cinnamyl alcohol • CI 47005 (yellow 10) • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 23185

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 toilette

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

Eau de toilette

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