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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Nuée Bleue
meets Purple Rain.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Iris · White Musk · Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Maison Violet Nuée Bleue bottle
Maison Violet

Nuée Bleue

Concentration not recorded

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Prada Purple Rain bottle
Prada

Purple Rain

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20192015
Leading accordscitrus · powdery · irispowdery · woody · iris
Notes unique to this recordLemon, Orange Blossom, Carnation, BenzoinGalbanum, Neroli, Hedione, Rose, Vetiver, Violet, Iso E Super, Cedar
Longevity / 53.02 · 119 votes3.15 · 91 votes
Projection / 41.95 · 126 votes2.28 · 117 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

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Linalool
  • Limonene
  • Geraniol
  • Citronellol
  • Coumarin
  • Isoeugenol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Farnesol
  • Eugenol

Listed only on Nuée Bleue

  • Alcohol denat.
  • T-butyl alcohol
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Alpha isomethyl-ionone
  • Citral
  • Phenylacetaldehyde
  • Methyl-2-nonynoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate

Listed only on Purple Rain

  • Alcohol denat
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)

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.

Nuée Bleue

Concentration not specified by source · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), T-butyl alcohol, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl alcohol, Alpha isomethyl-ionone, Geraniol, Citronellol, Coumarin, Citral, Phenylacetaldehyde, Isoeugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Methyl-2-nonynoate, Farnesol, Eugenol, Benzyl cinnamate.

Official US storefront declaration. Ingredient wording and grouped blend terms are retained as published; check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Maison Violet official US storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Purple Rain

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol denat, Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Benzyl benzoate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Coumarin, Linalool, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Eugenol, Geraniol, Limonene, Citronellol, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 42090 (blue 1), CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Source: Prada Beauty official US 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 citrus and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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