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L'Eau d'Hiver
meets Apres l'Ondee.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Lemon · Heliotrope · Iris · Violet · Jasmine · Rose · Ylang-Ylang · Sandalwood · Benzoin · Amber

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Frederic Malle L'Eau d'Hiver bottle
Frederic Malle

L'Eau d'Hiver

Eau de toilette

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Guerlain Apres l'Ondee bottle
Guerlain

Apres l'Ondee

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de toiletteConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20031906
Leading accordsmusky · powdery · citruspowdery · violet · iris
Notes unique to this recordGreen Notes, Pink Pepper, Grapefruit, Calamus, Hawthorn, Honey, Lily of the Valley, Orange Blossom, White Musk, Angelica, Hay, Cedar, TonkaAnise, Cassia, Neroli, Orris Root, Mimosa, Carnation, Vetiver, Vanilla, Musk, Styrax
Longevity / 52.87 · 1,493 votes2.50 · 643 votes
Projection / 41.84 · 1,752 votes2.01 · 847 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.

L'Eau d'Hiver

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Fragrance (parfum), Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Coumarin, Isoeugenol, Citral, Bht, Undecylenic acid

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44320

Apres l'Ondee

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 musky and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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