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Gypsy Water
meets Mefisto.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Sandalwood · Amber

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with citrus. 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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Casamorati 1888 Mefisto bottle
Casamorati 1888

Mefisto

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originSwedenNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20082009
Leading accordswoody · aromatic · fresh spicycitrus · powdery · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordJuniper, Lemon, Pepper, Pine needles, Incense, Orris Root, VanillaGrapefruit, Amalfi Lemon, Lavender, Iris, Rose, Musk, Virginia Cedar
Longevity / 52.56 · 4,683 votes3.48 · 2,382 votes
Projection / 41.67 · 4,945 votes2.38 · 2,513 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

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Bht
  • Geraniol

Listed only on Gypsy Water

  • Alcohol
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Listed only on Mefisto

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Citrus limon peel oil
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Coumarin
  • Lippia citriodora absolute
  • Citronellol
  • Methyl 2-octynoate
  • Camphor
  • Carvone
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Terpineol
  • Pinene
  • Terpinolene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Rose ketones

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

Mefisto

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Limonene; Linalyl acetate; Bht; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Alpha-terpinene; Citrus aurantium peel oil; Citrus limon peel oil; Benzyl alcohol; Coumarin; Lippia citriodora absolute; Citral; Citronellol; Methyl 2-octynoate; Camphor; Carvone; Hydroxycitronellal; Geraniol; Geranyl acetate; Lavandula oil/extract; Linalool; Terpineol; Pinene; Terpinolene; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · 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

Eau de parfum

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

Concentration not recorded

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