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Elixir des Merveilles
meets L'Ombre Des Merveilles.

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

Shared ground

Incense · Tonka Bean

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with amber; Eau de parfum leads with amber. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Hermès Elixir des Merveilles bottle
Hermès

Elixir des Merveilles

Eau de parfum

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Hermès L'Ombre Des Merveilles bottle
Hermès

L'Ombre Des Merveilles

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inFranceFrance
Listed year20062020
Leading accordsamber · woody · balsamicamber · smoky · green
Notes unique to this recordOrange Peel, Siam Resin, Amber, Peru Balsam, Caramel, Cedar, Patchouli, Oak, Sandalwood, Vanilla SugarBlack Tea
Longevity / 53.77 · 2,287 votes3.18 · 887 votes
Projection / 42.64 · 2,703 votes2.15 · 969 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

  • Alcohol
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua/water/eau
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Limonene
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Linalool
  • Alpha -Isomethyl ionone
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Bht
  • Pinene
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Vanillin
  • Terpinolene
  • Citral
  • Terpineol
  • Alpha -Terpinene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Geraniol
  • Eugenol
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Elixir des Merveilles

  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Beta -Caryophyllene

Listed only on L'Ombre Des Merveilles

  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Santalum album oil
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Santalol
  • Beta - Caryophyllene
  • Rose ketones
  • Coumarin
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Farnesol

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.

Elixir des Merveilles

Eau de parfum · US listing · Bottle: 1.69 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua/water/eau ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Limonene ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Benzyl salicylate ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Linalyl acetate ; Linalool ; Alpha -Isomethyl ionone ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Bht ; Pinene ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Vanillin ; Terpinolene ; Citral ; Terpineol ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Geranyl acetate ; Geraniol ; Eugenol ; Citronellol ; Benzyl benzoate ; Benzyl alcohol .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 0402902A

L'Ombre Des Merveilles

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

Alcohol ; Aqua/water/eau ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Benzyl salicylate ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Limonene ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Linalyl acetate ; Bht ; Alpha -Isomethyl ionone ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Pinene ; Linalool ; Santalum album oil ; Eugenia caryophyllus oil ; Santalol ; Eugenol ; Beta - Caryophyllene ; Citronellol ; Rose ketones ; Coumarin ; Vanillin ; Citral ; Terpineol ; Geraniol ; Terpinolene ; Benzyl benzoate ; Eugenyl acetate ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Geranyl acetate ; Benzyl alcohol ; Farnesol .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 0402802A

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 parfum

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

Eau de parfum

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