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Back to Black
meets Bitter Peach.

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

Shared ground

Vanilla · Tonka Bean · Benzoin · Cardamom

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with sweet; Eau de parfum leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
By Kilian Back to Black bottle
By Kilian

Back to Black

Concentration not recorded

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Bitter Peach bottle
Tom Ford

Bitter Peach

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20092020
Leading accordssweet · honey · tobaccowoody · warm spicy · fruity
Notes unique to this recordWhite Honey, Tobacco, Cherry, Raspberry, Almond, Gingerbread, Amber, Nutmeg, Chamomile, Saffron, Olibanum, Patchouli, French labdanum, Oak, Virginia Cedar, Coriander, Geranium, BergamotPeach, Blood Orange, Heliotrope, Rum, Cognac, Davana, Jasmine, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf, Sandalwood, Cashmeran, Labdanum, Styrax, Vetiver
Longevity / 53.92 · 2,555 votes3.44 · 3,355 votes
Projection / 42.59 · 3,058 votes2.31 · 3,267 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.

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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

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Coumarin
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citral
  • Citronellol

Listed only on Back to Black

  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Geraniol
  • Disodium edta
  • Bht

Listed only on Bitter Peach

  • Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract
  • Eugenol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Vanillin
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Santalol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Alpha terpinene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Camphor

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.

Back to Black

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · 50 ml refill ; 100 ml refill; 50 ml perfume

Alcohol denat. , Water\aqua\eau , Fragrance (parfum) , Coumarin , Limonene , Linalool , Alpha-isomethyl ionone , Hydroxycitronellal , Citral , Geraniol , Citronellol , Disodium edta , Bht

Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44375

Bitter Peach

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Linalool, Limonene, Coumarin, Benzyl benzoate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl cinnamate, Citronellol, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Citral, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Vanillin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Linalyl acetate, Pinene, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Santalol, Beta-caryophyllene, Acetyl cedrene, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Cedrus atlantica oil/extract, Jasmine oil/extract, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Benzaldehyde, Alpha terpinene, Geranyl acetate, Camphor

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54226

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 sweet and honey direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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