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Nightfall Patchouli
meets Hermessence Ambre Narguile.

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

Shared ground

Labdanum · Cinnamon · Benzoin

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Carolina Herrera Nightfall Patchouli bottle
Carolina Herrera

Nightfall Patchouli

Concentration not recorded

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Hermès Hermessence Ambre Narguile bottle
Hermès

Hermessence Ambre Narguile

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited StatesFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year20152004
Leading accordswarm spicy · patchouli · cinnamonsweet · warm spicy · vanilla
Notes unique to this recordBergamot, Iris, Bulgarian Rose, Patchouli, SiamHoney, Rum, Caramel, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Tobacco, Coumarin, Sesame, Musk, White Orchid
Longevity / 53.76 · 193 votes3.49 · 1,460 votes
Projection / 42.65 · 231 votes2.44 · 1,761 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/eau)
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Vanillin
  • Coumarin
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Rose ketones
  • Eugenol
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Cinnamal
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citral

Listed only on Nightfall Patchouli

  • Alcohol denat
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Terpinolene
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Terpineol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Listed only on Hermessence Ambre Narguile

  • Alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Beta -Caryophyllene

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.

Nightfall Patchouli

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water/eau), Hexamethylindanopyran, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Pogostemon cablin oil, Vanillin, Coumarin, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Cinnamyl alcohol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Pinene, Rose ketones, Eugenol, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Rose flower oil/extract, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geranyl acetate, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Geraniol, Terpinolene, Eugenyl acetate, Benzaldehyde, Alpha-terpinene, Terpineol, Benzyl alcohol, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2).

Source: Carolina Herrera official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Hermessence Ambre Narguile

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 3.38 fl.oz; Refill: 6.76 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Aqua/water/eau ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Coumarin ; Vanillin ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Cinnamyl alcohol ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Limonene ; Linalyl acetate ; Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Linalool ; Cinnamal ; Pinene ; Eugenol ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Rose ketones ; Benzyl benzoate ; Citral ; Geranyl acetate .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1105101A

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 warm spicy and patchouli direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

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