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Purple Oud
meets Encre Noire.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Dior Purple Oud bottle
Dior

Purple Oud

Concentration not recorded

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Encre Noire bottle
Lalique

Encre Noire

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year20182006
Leading accordsoud · citrus · warm spicywoody · aromatic · earthy
Notes unique to this recordAgarwood (Oud), Orange, Saffron, Pink PepperCypress, Vetiver, Cashmere Wood, Musk
Longevity / 53.68 · 441 votes3.41 · 14,177 votes
Projection / 42.54 · 489 votes2.20 · 14,401 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

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Citral

Listed only on Purple Oud

  • Alcohol
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Pinene
  • Terpineol
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Geraniol
  • Terpinolene
  • Santalol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 17200 (red 33)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

Listed only on Encre Noire

  • Alcohol denat
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Isoeugenol

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.

Purple Oud

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official US product-page label for 3.4 oz

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Limonene • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Pogostemon cablin oil • Juniperus virginiana oil • Linalool • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Beta-caryophyllene • Pinene • Citral • Terpineol • Linalyl acetate • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Geraniol • Terpinolene • Santalol • Geranyl acetate • Alpha-terpinene • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) • CI 17200 (red 33) • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

Source: Dior official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22524

Encre Noire

Eau de toilette · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua (water) ; Hexyl cinnamal ; Limonene ; Linalool ; Isoeugenol ; Citral

Official US declaration for the specified bottle size and concentration. Check the ingredient list on your packaging; other sizes, markets and batches may differ.

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

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 oud and citrus 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.