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Purple Oud
meets Hermessence Agar Ebene.

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

Shared ground

Agarwood (Oud)

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with oud; Concentration not recorded leads with oud. 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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Hermès Hermessence Agar Ebene bottle
Hermès

Hermessence Agar Ebene

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year20182018
Leading accordsoud · citrus · warm spicyoud · fresh spicy · woody
Notes unique to this recordOrange, Saffron, Pink PepperBalsam Fir
Longevity / 53.68 · 441 votes2.95 · 281 votes
Projection / 42.54 · 489 votes2.05 · 325 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
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Limonene
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Linalool
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Pinene
  • Citral
  • Terpineol
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Santalol

Listed only on Purple Oud

  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Geraniol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 17200 (red 33)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

Listed only on Hermessence Agar Ebene

  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Bht
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Santalum album oil
  • Beta -Caryophyllene
  • Vanillin
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Citronellol
  • Disodium edta

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

Hermessence Agar Ebene

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 3.38 fl.oz; Refill: 6.76 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua/water/eau ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Acetyl cedrene ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Limonene ; Bht ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Linalyl acetate ; Santalum album oil ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Linalool ; Pinene ; Santalol ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Vanillin ; Hexadecanolactone ; Citral ; Citronellol ; Terpineol ; Terpinolene ; Disodium edta .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1105001A

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.

Concentration not recorded

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