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1986
meets Trench.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Xerjoff 1986 bottle
Xerjoff

1986

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Trench bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Trench

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20202015
Leading accordscitrus · white floral · greencitrus · iris · powdery
Notes unique to this recordGreen Tea, Orange Blossom, Mandarin Orange, CardamomTangerine, Bergamot, Fig, Iris, Neroli, Musk, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Cedar
Longevity / 53.11 · 61 votes3.12 · 234 votes
Projection / 42.14 · 58 votes2.16 · 279 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)
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citral
  • Farnesol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Coumarin
  • Limonene
  • Linalool

Listed only on 1986

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Aqua (water)
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Vanillin
  • Bht
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Camphor
  • Dimethyl phenethyl acetate
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Eugenol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Terpineol
  • Pinene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Rose ketones

Listed only on Trench

  • Alcohol
  • Aqua / water
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • CI 15985 / yellow 6
  • CI 19140 / yellow 5
  • CI 42090 / blue 1

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.

1986

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Citronellol; Geraniol; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Vanillin; Bht; Alpha-isomethyl ionone; Benzaldehyde; Camphor; Dimethyl phenethyl acetate; Benzyl alcohol; Benzyl salicylate; Citral; Farnesol; Isoeugenol; Coumarin; Eugenol; Geranyl acetate; Hexamethylindanopyran; Rose flower oil/extract; Hydroxycitronellal; Hexyl cinnamal; Limonene; Linalool; Linalyl acetate; Pogostemon cablin oil; Terpineol; Pinene; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

Trench

Concentration unspecified on source · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol ● Parfum / fragrance ● Aqua / water ● Limonene ● Linalool ● Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ● Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ● Coumarin ● Alpha-isomethyl ionone ● Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate ● Farnesol ● Geraniol ● Citral ● Citronellol ● Isoeugenol ● Benzyl benzoate ● CI 15985 / yellow 6 ● CI 19140 / yellow 5 ● CI 42090 / blue 1 ●

Source: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty official US 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 citrus and white floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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