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Santal Cardamome (Sandalwood Cardamom)
meets Gypsy Water.

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

Shared ground

Pepper · Incense · Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Fragonard Santal Cardamome (Sandalwood Cardamom) bottle
Fragonard

Santal Cardamome (Sandalwood Cardamom)

Concentration not recorded

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Gypsy Water bottle
Byredo

Gypsy Water

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceSweden
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed yearNot recorded2008
Leading accordswarm spicy · fresh spicy · woodywoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordCardamom, Red Berries, Laurels, Chili Pepper, Benzoin, MuskJuniper, Lemon, Bergamot, Pine needles, Orris Root, Vanilla, Amber
Longevity / 52.87 · 147 votes2.56 · 4,683 votes
Projection / 42.09 · 170 votes1.67 · 4,945 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.

Santal Cardamome (Sandalwood Cardamom)

Eau de parfum · Europe listing · 50 mL

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol), Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hexamethylindanopyran, Limonene, Linalyl acetate, Juniperus virginiana oil, Linalool, Citrus limon peel oil, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Vanillin, Benzyl alcohol, Pinene, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Eugenol, Rose ketones, Cinnamyl alcohol, Terpineol, Beta-caryophyllene, Coumarin, Santalol, Terpinolene, Pogostemon cablin oil, Farnesol, Citral, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl benzoate, Geranyl acetate, Alpha-terpinene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl cinnamate.

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

Gypsy Water

Eau de parfum · US listing · 50 mL and 100 mL and 250 mL

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Limonene, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Citral, Bht, Geraniol.

Source: Byredo 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 warm spicy and fresh spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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