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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

No. 1
meets Samsara Eau de Toilette.

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

Shared ground

Iris · Ylang-Ylang · Jasmine · Rose · Sandalwood · Amber · Musk · Vanilla · Tonka Bean

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Clive Christian No. 1 bottle
Clive Christian

No. 1

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Samsara Eau de Toilette bottle
Guerlain

Samsara Eau de Toilette

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 year20011989
Leading accordspowdery · woody · white floralpowdery · woody · yellow floral
Notes unique to this recordNutmeg, Cardamom, Lime, Mandarin Orange, Paprika, Artemisia, Grapefruit, Caraway, Lily-of-the-Valley, Heliotrope, Virginia Cedar, VetiverPeach, Bergamot, Green Notes, Lemon, Orris, Narcissus, Violet
Longevity / 53.77 · 460 votes3.75 · 884 votes
Projection / 42.77 · 537 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.

No. 1

Perfume · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Limonene, Benzophenone-2, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Coumarin, Linalool, Eugenol, Anise alcohol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Citral, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl alcohol, Farnesol, Benzyl salicylate, Isoeugenol

Current official US perfume declaration; check the packaging for the formula supplied. The brand’s perfume wording is retained without inferring an eau de parfum or extrait classification.

Source: Clive Christian official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed powdery and woody 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.