Volutes
meets Herod.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Different note lists
The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.
Eau de parfum leads with tobacco; Eau de parfum leads with tobacco. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Diptyque VolutesEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Parfums de Marly HerodEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Leading accords | tobacco · iris · sweet | tobacco · vanilla · warm spicy |
| Notes unique to this record | Tobacco, Iris, Honey, Spices, Styrax | Cinnamon, Pepperwood™, Tobacco Leaf, Incense, Osmanthus, Labdanum, Vanilla, Iso E Super, Cedar, Musk, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Vetiver, Amber |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.33 · 484 votes | 3.56 · 6,063 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.14 · 533 votes | 2.29 · 6,401 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.
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
- Coumarin
- Eugenol
- Geraniol
- Cinnamal
- Benzyl benzoate
- Linalool
- Bht
Listed only on Volutes
- Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39-c)
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Cinnamyl alcohol
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Triethanolamine
- Tocopherol
Listed only on Herod
- Alcohol denat.
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.
Volutes
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39-c) - Parfum (fragrance) - Aqua (water) - Limonene - Coumarin - Alpha-isomethyl ionone - Eugenol - Geraniol - Cinnamal - Benzyl benzoate - Linalool - Cinnamyl alcohol - Benzyl cinnamate - Triethanolamine - Bht - Tocopherol. vol. 79°
Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22
Herod
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Coumarin, Bht, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Cinnamal, Eugenol
Source: Parfums de Marly official US product page · 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 verdictEau de parfum
Start here if the listed tobacco and iris direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Eau de parfum
Start here if the listed tobacco and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.