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Elixir des Merveilles
meets Eau des Merveilles.

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

Shared ground

Amber · Cedar

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with amber; Eau de toilette leads with woody. 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 Eau des Merveilles bottle
Hermès

Eau des Merveilles

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inFranceFrance
Listed year20062004
Leading accordsamber · woody · balsamicwoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordOrange Peel, Siam Resin, Peru Balsam, Caramel, Patchouli, Oak, Incense, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vanilla SugarOrange, Elemi resin, Lemon, Pepper, Pink Pepper, Violet, Fir, Madagascar Vetiver, Oakmoss, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.77 · 2,287 votes3.31 · 2,522 votes
Projection / 42.64 · 2,703 votes2.25 · 2,841 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
  • 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
  • Pinene
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Beta -Caryophyllene
  • Vanillin
  • Terpinolene
  • Citral
  • Terpineol
  • Alpha -Terpinene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Geraniol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl alcohol

Listed only on Elixir des Merveilles

  • Bht
  • Eugenol
  • Citronellol

Listed only on Eau des Merveilles

  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Citrus limon peel oil
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Santalol
  • Farnesol
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Anethole
  • Benzyl cinnamate

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

Eau des Merveilles

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 1.01 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua/water/eau ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Limonene ; Benzyl salicylate ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Linalyl acetate ; Alpha -Isomethyl ionone ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Linalool ; Citrus limon peel oil ; Pinene ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Juniperus virginiana oil ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Citral ; Santalol ; Benzyl benzoate ; Farnesol ; Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract ; Benzyl alcohol ; Geranyl acetate ; Terpinolene ; Terpineol ; Cinnamyl alcohol ; Anethole ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Vanillin ; Benzyl cinnamate ; Geraniol .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 0402501A

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 toilette

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