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Bois des Iles Eau de Parfum
meets Samsara Eau de Toilette.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Sandalwood · Ylang-Ylang · Vanilla · Tonka Bean

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with woody; Eau de toilette leads with powdery. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Chanel Bois des Iles Eau de Parfum bottle
Chanel

Bois des Iles Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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Guerlain Samsara Eau de Toilette bottle
Guerlain

Samsara Eau de Toilette

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20161989
Leading accordswoody · yellow floral · amberpowdery · woody · yellow floral
Notes unique to this recordMandarin Orange, Resins, Woody NotesPeach, Green Notes, Lemon, Iris, Jasmine, Orris, Narcissus, Violet, Rose, Iris, Amber, Musk
Longevity / 53.29 · 280 votes3.75 · 884 votes
Projection / 42.19 · 319 votes2.59 · 1,091 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.

Bois des Iles Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum · US listing · 6.8 FL. OZ.

Alcohol | Aqua (water) | Parfum (fragrance) | Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil | Alpha-isomethyl ionone | Santalol | Limonene | Citronellol | Linalyl acetate | Cananga odorata oil/extract | Linalool | Rose flower oil/extract | Coumarin | Acetyl cedrene | Jasmine oil/extract | Citrus limon peel oil | Geraniol | Benzyl benzoate | Vanillin | Pinene | Farnesol | Eugenol | Eugenia caryophyllus oil | Santalum album oil | Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract | Geranyl acetate | Beta-caryophyllene | Citrus aurantium peel oil | Citral | Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil | Cinnamal | Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol | Benzyl salicylate | Eugenyl acetate | Benzyl cinnamate | Pogostemon cablin oil | Terpineol | Benzyl alcohol | Isoeugenol | Terpinolene | Hexadecanolactone | Alpha-terpinene | Cedrus atlantica oil/extract | Camphor | Methyl salicylate | Anethole

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference PS000037A

Samsara Eau de Toilette

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

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and yellow floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

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