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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Tea
meets Itasca.

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

Shared ground

Nutmeg

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Murdock London Black Tea bottle
Murdock London

Black Tea

Concentration not recorded

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Lubin Itasca bottle
Lubin

Itasca

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 year20102010
Leading accordsfresh spicy · leather · warm spicyaromatic · woody · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordMadagascar Cloves, Pepper, Basil, Leather, Musk, Woody Notes, BirchJuniper Berries, Neroli, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange, Marigold, Geranium, Clary Sage, Clove, Tonka Bean, Pine, Vetyver, Fir, Resin, Incense, Myrhh, Virginia Cedar, Amber
Longevity / 53.26 · 58 votes3.42 · 124 votes
Projection / 42.18 · 66 votes2.37 · 153 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.

Black Tea

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Itasca

Eau de Parfum · France listing · 75 mL bottle

Itasca : alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b), Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Tocopheryl acetate, Linalool, Eugenol, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht, Coumarin, Citral, Citronellol, Benzyl salicylate, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol.

Manufacturer website declaration for the current named edition. Original and relaunched catalog editions remain separate; check supplied packaging for the formula applicable to your batch.

Source: Lubin official product ingredient declaration · 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 fresh spicy and leather direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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