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Basil & Neroli
meets Nerolia Vetiver.

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

Shared ground

Basil · Neroli · Vetiver

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with fresh spicy; Eau de toilette leads with aromatic. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Jo Malone London Basil & Neroli bottle
Jo Malone London

Basil & Neroli

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Nerolia Vetiver bottle
Guerlain

Nerolia Vetiver

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20162022
Leading accordsfresh spicy · aromatic · greenaromatic · fresh spicy · green
Notes unique to this recordWhite MuskFig
Longevity / 52.65 · 464 votes2.91 · 590 votes
Projection / 41.97 · 511 votes1.88 · 570 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

  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Linalool
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Citral
  • Citronellol

Listed only on Basil & Neroli

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Eugenol
  • Bht
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Listed only on Nerolia Vetiver

  • Alcohol
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Terpineol
  • Pinene
  • Methyl anthranilate
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Farnesol
  • Carvone
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)
  • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

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.

Basil & Neroli

Cologne · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Fragrance (parfum), Linalool, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Geraniol, Limonene, Citral, Eugenol, Citronellol, Bht, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Source: Jo Malone London official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN42531

Nerolia Vetiver

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Limonene • Linalool • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Linalyl acetate • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Geraniol • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Terpineol • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Methyl anthranilate • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Beta-caryophyllene • Citral • Geranyl acetate • Terpinolene • Alpha-terpinene • Citronellol • Farnesol • Carvone • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22291

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 fresh spicy and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

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