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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Bengale Rouge
meets Empire des Indes.

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

Shared ground

Tonka Bean

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Papillon Artisan Perfumes Bengale Rouge bottle
Papillon Artisan Perfumes

Bengale Rouge

Concentration not recorded

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Oriza L. Legrand Empire des Indes bottle
Oriza L. Legrand

Empire des Indes

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 year20191886
Leading accordsamber · sweet · vanillaamber · powdery · balsamic
Notes unique to this recordMyrrh, Honey, Turkish Rose, Vanilla, SandalwoodGinger, Musk, Tolu Balsam, Heliotrope, Nag Champa, Opoponax, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.92 · 282 votes3.79 · 130 votes
Projection / 42.55 · 332 votes2.29 · 133 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.

Bengale Rouge

Concentration not specified by source · United Kingdom listing

Alcohol. parfum. benzyl cinnamate. benzyl benzoate. citral. citronellol. coumarin. eugenol. farnesol. geraniol. limonene. evernia prunastri (oakmoss).

Full official perfume ingredient declaration, with the brand’s ingredient wording retained. The page does not specify a concentration; the generic application advice about extrait is not a product concentration claim. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Papillon Perfumery official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Empire des Indes

Concentration not specified by source · France listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Coumarin, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Citronellol, Cinnamal, Geraniol, Limonene, Benzyl alcohol.

Official French product declaration for the listed 100 mL bottle. Check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list.

Source: Oriza L. Legrand official French 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 amber and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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