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Star Musk
meets Benjoin Bohème.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood · Benzoin · Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Xerjoff Star Musk bottle
Xerjoff

Star Musk

Concentration not recorded

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Benjoin Bohème bottle
Diptyque

Benjoin Bohème

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20132015
Leading accordspowdery · amber · floralamber · warm spicy · woody
Notes unique to this recordFloral Notes, Amber, Mandarin Orange, Iris, Carnation, Patchouli, Cinnamon, Vetiver, Musk, Vanilla, OpoponaxStyrax, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf, Angelica
Longevity / 53.82 · 146 votes3.38 · 324 votes
Projection / 42.72 · 175 votes2.15 · 352 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)
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Coumarin
  • Farnesol
  • Limonene
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone

Listed only on Star Musk

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Vanillin
  • Bht
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Cinnamal
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Santalum album oil
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Camphor
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Eugenol
  • Citral
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Geraniol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Linalool
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Pinene
  • Terpinolene
  • Beta-caryophyllene

Listed only on Benjoin Bohème

  • Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b)
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Isoeugenol

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.

Star Musk

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · Named bottle in the Amber Star & Star Musk set

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Hexamethylindanopyran; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Vanillin; Bht; Alpha-terpinene; Acetyl cedrene; Cinnamal; Cinnamyl alcohol; Cananga odorata oil/extract; Santalum album oil; Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil; Camphor; Benzyl alcohol; Benzyl benzoate; Benzyl cinnamate; Benzyl salicylate; Coumarin; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil; Citrus aurantium peel oil; Eugenol; Farnesol; Citral; Citronellol; Eugenia caryophyllus oil; Geraniol; Geranyl acetate; Hydroxycitronellal; Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol; Pogostemon cablin oil; Limonene; Linalool; Linalyl acetate; Alpha-isomethyl ionone; Terpineol; Pinene; Terpinolene; Beta-caryophyllene

Source: Xerjoff official US individually labelled Star Musk list · Checked 2026-09-22

Benjoin Bohème

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b) - Aqua (water) - Parfum (fragrance) - Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate - Alpha-isomethyl ionone – Limonene - Benzyl benzoate - Ethylhexyl salicylate - Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane – Coumarin - Benzyl cinnamate - Farnesol - Isoeugenol - Benzyl alcohol

Source: Diptyque official US 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 powdery and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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