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Borneo 1834
meets Psychedelique.

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

Shared ground

Patchouli · French labdanum

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 patchouli. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Serge Lutens Borneo 1834 bottle
Serge Lutens

Borneo 1834

Concentration not recorded

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Jovoy Paris Psychedelique bottle
Jovoy Paris

Psychedelique

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
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20052011
Leading accordswarm spicy · patchouli · cacaopatchouli · amber · woody
Notes unique to this recordCacao, Galbanum, Cardamom, White FlowersCitruses, Amber, Geranium, Rose, Vanille, Musk
Longevity / 53.56 · 418 votes3.92 · 1,281 votes
Projection / 42.52 · 563 votes2.75 · 1,431 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.

Borneo 1834

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Pogostemon cablin oil, Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Acetyl cedrene, Coumarin, Beta-caryophyllene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Vanillin, Linalyl acetate, Pinene, Linalool, Limonene, Eugenol, CI 15985 (yellow 6), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 14700 (red 4), CI 42090 (blue 1)

Source: Serge Lutens official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Psychedelique

Eau de parfum · France / European storefront listing

Alcohol denat. - Parfum (fragrance) - Pogostemon cablin oil - Aqua (water) - Acetyl cedrene - Alpha-isomethyl ionone - Alpha-terpinene - Benzaldehyde - Benzyl benzoate - Benzyl cinnamate - Benzyl salicylate - Beta-caryophyllene - Camphor - Cinnamyl alcohol - Citral - Citronellol - Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil - Citrus aurantium peel oil - Coumarin - Eugenol - Geraniol - Geranyl acetate - Hexamethylindanopyran - Hexyl cinnamal - Hydroxycitronellal - Juniperus virginiana oil - Lavandula oil/extract - Limonene - Linalool - Linalyl acetate - Pelargonium graveolens flower oil - Pinene - Terpineol - Terpinolene - Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes - Vanillin

Current official Jovoy own-brand product declaration. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Jovoy Paris official own-brand 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 warm spicy and patchouli direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed patchouli and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.