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Grain de Soleil
meets Alien Essence Absolue.

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

Shared ground

Incense · Jasmine

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Fragonard Grain de Soleil bottle
Fragonard

Grain de Soleil

Concentration not recorded

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Mugler Alien Essence Absolue bottle
Mugler

Alien Essence Absolue

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19992012
Leading accordspowdery · vanilla · amberamber · vanilla · white floral
Notes unique to this recordVanilla, Amber, Heliotrope, Cinnamon, Sandalwood, Iris, Patchouli, Orange Blossom, RoseCashmere Wood, Orris Root, Vanilla Pod, White Amber, Myrrh
Longevity / 53.69 · 320 votes4.12 · 2,423 votes
Projection / 42.60 · 388 votes2.94 · 2,900 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.

Grain de Soleil

Eau de Parfum · Europe listing · 50 mL

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39c), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Coumarin, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Farnesol, Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, CI 19140 (fd&c yellow 5), CI 17200 (d&c red 33).

Current official formulation for this bottle reference and concentration. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Fragonard official international product formulation · Checked 2026-09-22

Alien Essence Absolue

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

Concentration not recorded

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

Concentration not recorded

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