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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Byzantium
meets Sweet Oriental Dream.

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

Shared ground

Almond · Honey · Vanilla

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Tesori d'Oriente Byzantium bottle
Tesori d'Oriente

Byzantium

Concentration not recorded

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Montale Sweet Oriental Dream bottle
Montale

Sweet Oriental Dream

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20162005
Leading accordsalmond · vanilla · sweetalmond · honey · sweet
Notes unique to this recordCinnamon, Mimosa, Heliotrope, Black Rose, Labdanum, Cacao Pod, White Musk, Peru Balsam, Agarwood (Oud)Rose
Longevity / 53.41 · 1,350 votes4.27 · 729 votes
Projection / 42.42 · 1,461 votes3.03 · 913 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.

Byzantium

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Sweet Oriental Dream

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Hexamethylindanopyran, Vanillin, Aqua (water), Coumarin, Citronellol, Linalool, Terpineol, Geraniol, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl cinnamate, Eugenol, Citral, Alpha-isomethyl ionone.

Source: Montale official France 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 almond and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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