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Bel Ami
meets Puredistance M No. 03.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Carnation · Patchouli · Jasmine · Leather · Vetiver · Vanilla

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Hermès Bel Ami bottle
Hermès

Bel Ami

Eau de toilette

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Puredistance Puredistance M No. 03 bottle
Puredistance

Puredistance M No. 03

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de toiletteConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inFranceNot yet verified
Listed year19862010
Leading accordsaromatic · woody · earthywarm spicy · woody · leather
Notes unique to this recordSage, Cardamom, Lemon, Mandarin Orange, Cedar, Orris Root, Basil, Oakmoss, Styrax, Amber, CoconutAmalfi Lemon, Rose, Cinnamon, Clove, French labdanum, oak moss, Woodsy Notes, Musk
Longevity / 53.51 · 837 votes4.17 · 436 votes
Projection / 42.52 · 972 votes2.86 · 533 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.

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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.

Bel Ami

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 3.38 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Aqua/water/eau ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Limonene ; Linalyl acetate ; Linalool ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Acetyl cedrene ; Citrus limon peel oil ; Pinene ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Eugenia caryophyllus oil ; Eugenol ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Bht ; Coumarin ; Beta - Caryophyllene ; Citral ; Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract ; Terpineol ; Eugenyl acetate ; Trimethylbenzenepropanol ; Terpinolene ; Vanillin ; Geraniol ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil ; Geranyl acetate ; Alpha - Terpinene ; Cinnamal ; Benzyl benzoate ; Farnesol ; Citronellol ; Isoeugenol ; CI 17200 (red 33 ) .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1303401A

Puredistance M No. 03

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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

Concentration not recorded

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