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Gypsy Water
meets Joy by Dior Intense.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Vanilla · Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Gypsy Water bottle
Byredo

Gypsy Water

Eau de parfum

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Dior Joy by Dior Intense bottle
Dior

Joy by Dior Intense

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originSwedenFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20082019
Leading accordswoody · aromatic · fresh spicyvanilla · white floral · powdery
Notes unique to this recordJuniper, Lemon, Pepper, Pine needles, Incense, Orris Root, AmberNeroli, Grasse Rose, Jasmine, Musk, Tonka Bean
Longevity / 52.56 · 4,683 votes3.48 · 784 votes
Projection / 41.67 · 4,945 votes2.56 · 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.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Citral
  • Geraniol

Listed only on Gypsy Water

  • Bht

Listed only on Joy by Dior Intense

  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Citronellol
  • Vanillin
  • Pinene
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Dimethyl phenethyl acetate
  • Santalol
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Coumarin
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Methyl anthranilate
  • Rose ketones
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Farnesol
  • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Eugenol
  • Isoeugenol
  • CI 17200 (red 33)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

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.

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

Joy by Dior Intense

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official US product-page label for 1.7 oz

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Linalool • Limonene • Linalyl acetate • Pogostemon cablin oil • Benzyl salicylate • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate • Hexyl cinnamal • Citronellol • Vanillin • Pinene • Hydroxycitronellal • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Ethylhexyl salicylate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Dimethyl phenethyl acetate • Santalol • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Beta-caryophyllene • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Coumarin • Rose flower oil/extract • Geranyl acetate • Citral • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Terpineol • Geraniol • Terpinolene • Methyl anthranilate • Rose ketones • Benzyl benzoate • Hexadecanolactone • Alpha-terpinene • Benzyl alcohol • Farnesol • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Jasmine oil/extract • Benzaldehyde • Eugenol • Isoeugenol • CI 17200 (red 33) • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Dior official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22422

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 woody and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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