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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Initial Eau de Toilette
meets Initial Eau de Parfum.

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

Shared ground

Blood Grapefruit · Apple · White Pepper · Ginger · Lavender · Patchouli · Iris · Rose Geranium · Driftwood · Sandalwood · Amber · White Musk

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

The distinction

Eau de toilette leads with citrus; Eau de parfum leads with fresh spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Etienne Aigner Initial Eau de Toilette bottle
Etienne Aigner

Initial Eau de Toilette

Eau de toilette

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Etienne Aigner Initial Eau de Parfum bottle
Etienne Aigner

Initial Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de toiletteEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20212021
Leading accordscitrus · woody · amberfresh spicy · woody · amber
Notes unique to this recordNone listedNone listed
Longevity / 52.50 · 6 votes2.61 · 18 votes
Projection / 41.83 · 6 votes2.00 · 18 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.

Initial Eau de Toilette

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Initial Eau de Parfum

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

Eau de toilette

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

Eau de parfum

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