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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Karma
meets Eau des Merveilles.

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

Shared ground

Orange · Lemon

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Lush Karma bottle
Lush

Karma

Concentration not recorded

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Hermès Eau des Merveilles bottle
Hermès

Eau des Merveilles

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited KingdomFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year19952004
Leading accordscitrus · woody · aromaticwoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordLemongrass, Lavender, Pine Tree, Cassis, Patchouli, Fir Resin, elemi, CinnamonElemi resin, Amber, Pepper, Pink Pepper, Violet, Fir, Cedar, Madagascar Vetiver, Oakmoss, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.46 · 1,519 votes3.31 · 2,522 votes
Projection / 42.48 · 1,561 votes2.25 · 2,841 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

  • Fragrance
  • Water (aqua)
  • Limonene
  • Citral
  • Geraniol
  • Linalool
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Farnesol

Listed only on Karma

  • Alcohol denat
  • Patchouli oil (pogostemon cablin)
  • Glycerine
  • Brazilian orange oil
  • Lavandin oil (lavandula hybrida)
  • Siberian fir needle oil
  • Lemongrass oil (cymbopogon flexuosus)
  • Elemi oil
  • Cassie absolute (acacia farnesiana)
  • Cinnamal
  • Citronellol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Coumarin
  • Eugenol

Listed only on Eau des Merveilles

  • Alcohol
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Alpha -Isomethyl ionone
  • Citrus limon peel oil
  • Pinene
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Beta -Caryophyllene
  • Santalol
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Terpineol
  • Anethole
  • Alpha -Terpinene
  • Vanillin

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.

Karma

Perfume · US listing · 0.3fl.oz bottle

Alcohol denat. , Fragrance , Water (aqua) , *Limonene , Patchouli oil (pogostemon cablin) , Glycerine , Brazilian orange oil , Lavandin oil (lavandula hybrida) , Siberian fir needle oil , Lemongrass oil (cymbopogon flexuosus) , Elemi oil , Cassie absolute (acacia farnesiana) , *Cinnamal , *Citral , *Geraniol , *Citronellol , *Linalool , *Benzyl alcohol , *Benzyl benzoate , *Benzyl cinnamate , *Cinnamyl alcohol , *Hydroxycitronellal , *Isoeugenol , *Coumarin , *Eugenol , *Farnesol

* Occurs naturally in essential oils.

Source: Lush official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Eau des Merveilles

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 1.01 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua/water/eau ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Limonene ; Benzyl salicylate ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Linalyl acetate ; Alpha -Isomethyl ionone ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Linalool ; Citrus limon peel oil ; Pinene ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Juniperus virginiana oil ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Citral ; Santalol ; Benzyl benzoate ; Farnesol ; Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract ; Benzyl alcohol ; Geranyl acetate ; Terpinolene ; Terpineol ; Cinnamyl alcohol ; Anethole ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Vanillin ; Benzyl cinnamate ; Geraniol .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 0402501A

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 citrus and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

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