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Dark Vanilla
meets NoMad.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood · Vanilla · Amber

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Montale Dark Vanilla bottle
Montale

Dark Vanilla

Concentration not recorded

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Bond No 9 NoMad bottle
Bond No 9

NoMad

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceUnited States
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20202021
Leading accordswoody · vanilla · animalicfruity · rose · oud
Notes unique to this recordSpices, Leather, Cambodian Oud, PatchouliBlack Currant, Pear, Quince, Rose, Agarwood (Oud), Orris, Violet Leaves
Longevity / 54.19 · 717 votes3.93 · 326 votes
Projection / 42.96 · 699 votes2.72 · 331 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.

Dark Vanilla

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Hexamethylindanopyran, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Juniperus virginiana oil, Vanillin, Limonene, Linalyl acetate, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Pogostemon cablin oil, Linalool, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Pinene, Citrus limon peel oil, Geraniol, Rose ketones, Beta- caryophyllene, Citral, Geranyl acetate, Camphor, Eugenol.

Source: Montale official France product page · Checked 2026-09-22

NoMad

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 woody and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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