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meets Emir When Soul Gets High.

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

Shared ground

White Honey · Tobacco · Cherry · Vanilla · Raspberry · Almond · Gingerbread · Amber · Tonka Bean · Nutmeg · Benzoin · Chamomile · Saffron · Cardamom · Olibanum · Patchouli · French labdanum · Oak · Virginia Cedar · Coriander · Geranium · Bergamot

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
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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 year20092022
Leading accordssweet · honey · tobaccosweet · amber · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordNone listedNone listed
Longevity / 53.92 · 2,555 votes3.67 · 225 votes
Projection / 42.59 · 3,058 votes2.50 · 217 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.

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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

Emir When Soul Gets High

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

Concentration not recorded

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