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Awake
meets Sambaka.

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

At a glance
Akro Awake bottle
Akro

Awake

Concentration not recorded

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Pierre Guillaume Paris Sambaka bottle
Pierre Guillaume Paris

Sambaka

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
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Listed year20182020
Leading accordswarm spicy · coffee · aromaticwarm spicy · coffee · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordCoffee, Italian Lemon, Haitian VetiverRoasted Coffee Beans, Coffee Tree, Ginger, Brazilian Orange
Longevity / 53.35 · 1,010 votes3.02 · 41 votes
Projection / 42.20 · 1,029 votes2.05 · 40 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.

Awake

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100ML / 30ML / 10ML / 2ML

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Hexyl cinnamal, Limonene, Bht, Citral, Linalool, Geraniol natural, Benzyl benzoate, Farnesol natural, Amyl cinnamal, Cinnamyl alcohol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Citronellol natural, Aqua (water)

Official US product declaration, retaining the manufacturer’s natural-origin wording. Check your packaging for your batch.

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

Sambaka

Concentration not specified by source · France listing

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Glycerin, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydro-naphthalenes, Hexamethylindano-pyran, Pogostemon cablin oil, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Limonene, Beta-caryophyllene, Linalyl acetate, Linalool, Terpineol, Farnesol, Pinene, Citral, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate.

The brand scopes this declaration to its most recent production update and advises checking the purchased packaging. Published chemical wording is preserved. Brand formula update: 11-2024.

Source: Pierre Guillaume Paris official French product ingredient panel · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 8185-D

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

Concentration not recorded

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