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A Kiss from a Rose
meets Angelica Varum.

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

Shared ground

Green Notes · Black Currant

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
By Kilian A Kiss from a Rose bottle
By Kilian

A Kiss from a Rose

Concentration not recorded

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Kalina Angelica Varum bottle
Kalina

Angelica Varum

Concentration not recorded

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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 year20211997
Leading accordsgreen · rose · woodygreen · white floral · floral
Notes unique to this recordMay Rose, Jasmine Sambac, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, White MuskLily-of-the-Valley, Lilac, Rose, Lily, Musk, Woody Notes, Amber
Longevity / 53.21 · 157 votes3.58 · 48 votes
Projection / 42.05 · 148 votes2.77 · 73 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.

A Kiss from a Rose

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

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol, Farnesol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Eugenol, Benzyl salicylate, Tocopherol, Dilauryl thiodipropionate, Bht

Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN49005

Angelica Varum

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 green and rose direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed green and white floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.