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1804
meets Music For a While.

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

Shared ground

Pineapple · Patchouli · Vanilla

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with fruity; Eau de parfum leads with sweet. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Histoires de Parfums 1804 bottle
Histoires de Parfums

1804

Concentration not recorded

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Frederic Malle Music For a While bottle
Frederic Malle

Music For a While

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20012018
Leading accordsfruity · sweet · warm spicysweet · fruity · lavender
Notes unique to this recordPeach, Tiare Flower, Nutmeg, Cloves, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose, Benzoin, Musk, SandalwoodLavender, Fruity Notes, Anise, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot, Geranium, Caramel, Sugar, Labdanum
Longevity / 53.35 · 391 votes3.82 · 752 votes
Projection / 42.42 · 511 votes2.76 · 896 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

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Citronellol
  • Coumarin
  • Limonene
  • Geraniol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Linalool
  • Eugenol
  • Citral

Listed only on 1804

  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Trimethylbenzenepropanol
  • Pinene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Vanillin
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Terpinolene
  • Isoeugenol
  • Terpineol
  • Cananga odorata oil/ extract
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Amyl cinnamal
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Farnesol
  • Anethole

Listed only on Music For a While

  • Cinnamal

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.

1804

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Pogostemon cablin oil, Benzyl salicylate, Hexyl cinnamal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalyl acetate, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Trimethylbenzenepropanol, Coumarin, Limonene, Pinene, Geraniol, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Beta-caryophyllene, Rose flower oil/extract, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Vanillin, Linalool, Eugenol, Alpha-terpinene, Terpinolene, Citral, Isoeugenol, Terpineol, Cananga odorata oil/ extract, Geranyl acetate, Amyl cinnamal, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl alcohol, Farnesol, Anethole.

Source: Histoires de Parfums official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Music For a While

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Fragrance (parfum), Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Eugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamal, Citral, Coumarin, Citronellol

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN45139

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 fruity and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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