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Hermessence Cardamusc
meets Cardamome.

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

Shared ground

Cardamom

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with musky; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Hermès Hermessence Cardamusc bottle
Hermès

Hermessence Cardamusc

Concentration not recorded

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Olibanum. Cardamome bottle
Olibanum.

Cardamome

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inFranceNot yet verified
Listed year20182022
Leading accordsmusky · warm spicy · aromaticwarm spicy · woody · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordMuskCedar, Patchouli, Lavender
Longevity / 53.46 · 26 votes3.41 · 34 votes
Projection / 42.45 · 42 votes2.16 · 37 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.

Hermessence Cardamusc

Essence de parfum · US listing · Bottle: 0.85 fl.oz

Caprylic/capric triglyceride ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Alpha - Isomethyl ionone ; Benzyl salicylate ; Citronellol ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Santalum album oil ; Limonene ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Linalool ; Pelargonium graveolens flower oil ; Linalyl acetate ; Santalol ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Dipropylene glycol ; Pinene ; Cananga odorata oil/extract ; Geraniol ; Bht ; Tocopherol ; Hexadecanolactone ; Terpineol ; Citral ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Cinnamal ; Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil ; Isoeugenol ; Geranyl acetate ; Benzyl benzoate ; Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil ; Terpinolene ; Benzyl alcohol ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Eugenol .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1106401A

Cardamome

Not specified by source · France / European Union listing · 50 mL

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Cinnamal, Citral, Geraniol, Coumarin.

Scoped to the current 50 mL bottle on the official European store. The page does not explicitly specify concentration; none has been inferred. Check the received package label for batch-specific changes.

Source: Olibanum official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-23

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 musky and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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