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Pistil Whip
meets Gucci Pour Homme II.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with white floral; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Heretic Parfum Pistil Whip bottle
Heretic Parfum

Pistil Whip

Concentration not recorded

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Gucci Gucci Pour Homme II bottle
Gucci

Gucci Pour Homme II

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20162007
Leading accordswhite floral · floral · aromaticwarm spicy · ozonic · green
Notes unique to this recordPink Pepper, Tiare Flower, Carnation, Tea, VetiverViolet Leaf, Black Tea, Cinnamon, Pimento, Tobacco Leaf, Myrrh, Musk, Olive Tree
Longevity / 53.01 · 87 votes3.03 · 2,182 votes
Projection / 42.06 · 79 votes1.99 · 2,384 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.

The brand publishes an ingredient inventory rather than an ordered packaging label. Read each declaration below; these disclosure levels are not directly comparable.

Pistil Whip

Not specified by source · United States listing

Ingredients disclosed by the brand

Organic sugarcane alcohol 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-methano-1h-inden-5(or 6)-yl acetate 3a,6,6,9a-tetramethyldodecahydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan acetic acid, (1-oxopropoxy)-, 1-(3,3- dimethylcyclohexyl)ethyl ester anisaldehyde benzyl acetate beta-caryophyllene cananga odorata canarium commune cis-3-hexenyl benzoate cis-3-hexenyl salicylate coriandrum sativum cyclamen aldehyde ethyl hydroxypyrone eugenol geraniol geranyl acetate hexenyl acetate hydroxycitronellal isobutyl methyl tetrahydropyranol isoeugenyl acetate

The brand publishes a scientific-name ingredient inventory, including the alcohol base. This is not an ordered packaging INCI declaration and is excluded from automatic ingredient comparisons. Botanical and trade names are retained as published. Separate oil, body and home formats are not covered.

Source: Heretic official scientific-name ingredient inventory · Checked 2026-09-22

Gucci Pour Homme II

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 white floral and floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and ozonic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.