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Ylang Ylang Nosy Be
meets This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2.

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

Shared ground

Ylang-Ylang · Ylang-Ylang · Ylang-Ylang · Vanilla

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be bottle
Perris Monte Carlo

Ylang Ylang Nosy Be

Concentration not recorded

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Histoires de Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 bottle
Histoires de Parfums

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142017
Leading accordsyellow floral · woody · sweetfloral · fresh · yellow floral
Notes unique to this recordCardamom, Grapefruit, Lemon, Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Damask Rose, Labdanum, Cedar, Vetiver, Field scabiousIvy, Pink Pepper, Lilac, Lily-of-the-Valley, White Musk, Sandalwood
Longevity / 53.56 · 465 votes3.30 · 536 votes
Projection / 42.47 · 517 votes2.36 · 599 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 salicylate
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Farnesol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Limonene
  • Linalool

Listed only on Ylang Ylang Nosy Be

  • Alcohol denat. (alcohol)
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Citral
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenol
  • Geraniol

Listed only on This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Rose ketones
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Pinene

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.

Ylang Ylang Nosy Be

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat. (alcohol), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Citronellol, Eugenol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool.

Current official US storefront declaration. Check your bottle packaging for its batch-specific list.

Source: Perris Monte Carlo official US storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Hexamethylindanopyran, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl cinnamal, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Cinnamyl alcohol, Rose ketones, Linalool, Beta-caryophyllene, Geranyl acetate, Benzyl salicylate, Pinene, Farnesol, Isoeugenol.

Source: Histoires de Parfums 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 yellow floral and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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