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Promise
meets Swedish Wood Extrait.

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

Shared ground

Apple · Pink Pepper · Rosemary · Cloves · Patchouli · Labdanum

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Frederic Malle Promise bottle
Frederic Malle

Promise

Eau de parfum

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Pana Dora Swedish Wood Extrait bottle
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Swedish Wood Extrait

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20172021
Leading accordswoody · earthy · rosewoody · fruity · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordSaffron, Bulgarian Rose, Turkish Rose, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Castoreum, AmbroxanFloral Notes, Agarwood (Oud), Vetiver, Cyperus esculentus
Longevity / 54.46 · 2,233 votes4.08 · 63 votes
Projection / 43.26 · 2,328 votes2.92 · 60 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.

Promise

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Coumarin, Citronellol, Geraniol, Citral, Eugenol, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Bht

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44595

Swedish Wood Extrait

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 earthy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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