Tam Dao
meets Black Sugar.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Rose · Brazilian Rosewood · Amber
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de toilette leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Diptyque Tam DaoEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |  Korres Black SugarConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de toilette | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Greece |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2003 | 2020 |
| Leading accords | woody · aromatic · powdery | vanilla · sweet · amber |
| Notes unique to this record | Italian Cypress, Myrtle, Sandalwood, Cedar, Spices, White Musk | Caramel, Heliotrope, Oriental notes, Lily, Brown sugar, Vanilla Bean, Tonka Bean |
| Longevity / 5 | 2.81 · 1,713 votes | 2.45 · 330 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 1.95 · 1,904 votes | 1.52 · 308 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.
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)
- Linalool
Listed only on Tam Dao
- Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b)
- Limonene
Listed only on Black Sugar
- Alcohol denat
- Brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil
- Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil
- Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Coumarin
- Hydroxycitronellal
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.
Tam Dao
Eau de toilette · US listing
Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b) - Parfum (fragrance) - Aqua (water) - Linalool - Limonene
Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21
Black Sugar
Eau de toilette · US listing · Official US bottle listing
Alcohol denat., Aqua/water/eau, Parfum/fragrance, Brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool.
Check the packaging for the formula supplied. Differently concentrated and older long-name editions are not substituted.
Source: KORRES official US product ingredient declaration · 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 verdictEau de toilette
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 vanilla and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.