Tam Dao
meets French Defense.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Rose · 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 cherry. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Diptyque Tam DaoEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |  Mind Games French DefenseConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de toilette | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2003 | 2023 |
| Leading accords | woody · aromatic · powdery | cherry · amber · sweet |
| Notes unique to this record | Italian Cypress, Myrtle, Sandalwood, Cedar, Brazilian Rosewood, Spices, White Musk | Cherry, Violet Leaves, Chamomile, Geranium, Mimosa, Blonde Woods, Cedarwood |
| Longevity / 5 | 2.81 · 1,713 votes | 3.66 · 733 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 1.95 · 1,904 votes | 2.35 · 708 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)
- Linalool
- Limonene
Listed only on Tam Dao
- Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b)
- Aqua (water)
Listed only on French Defense
- Alcohol denat
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Vanillin
- Water (aqua/eau)
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Coumarin
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Benzyl salicylate
- Citronellol
- Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Linalyl acetate
- Pinene
- Geranyl acetate
- Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
- Anise alcohol
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Rose ketones
- Camphor
- Geraniol
- Hexadecanolactone
- Citral
- Terpinolene
- 3-propylidenephthalide
- Terpineol
- Isoeugenol
- Benzaldehyde
- Benzyl alcohol
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
French Defense
Extrait de parfum · US listing · 100 mL
Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Hexamethylindanopyran, Vanillin, Water (aqua/eau), Linalool, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hydroxycitronellal, Coumarin, Pogostemon cablin oil, Benzyl salicylate, Citronellol, Limonene, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalyl acetate, Pinene, Geranyl acetate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Anise alcohol, Beta-caryophyllene, Rose ketones, Camphor, Geraniol, Hexadecanolactone, Citral, Terpinolene, 3-propylidenephthalide, Terpineol, Isoeugenol, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl alcohol.
Full fragrance declaration for the 100 mL bottle. Separate raw-material accord demonstrations on the source page are excluded. Check your packaging for your batch.
Source: Mind Games official US fragrance 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 cherry and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.