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Eau de Guerlain
meets Eau de Cologne Imperiale.

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

Shared ground

Lemon · Bergamot · Bergamot · Neroli

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Guerlain Eau de Guerlain bottle
Guerlain

Eau de Guerlain

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale bottle
Guerlain

Eau de Cologne Imperiale

Eau de cologne

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de cologne
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19741860
Leading accordscitrus · aromatic · fresh spicycitrus · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordBasil, Fruity Notes, Mint, Caraway, Lavender, Carnation, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Rose, Oakmoss, Musk, AmberCitruses, Lemon Verbena, Orange, Rosemary, Cedar, Tonka Bean
Longevity / 52.71 · 285 votes1.78 · 418 votes
Projection / 42.06 · 361 votes1.67 · 476 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

  • Alcohol
  • Aqua (water)
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Limonene
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Carvone
  • Terpineol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Geraniol
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Farnesol
  • Citronellol
  • Camphor

Listed only on Eau de Guerlain

  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
  • Mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil
  • Coumarin
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Mentha piperita (peppermint) oil
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Eugenol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Menthol
  • Lippia citriodora absolute
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Amyl cinnamal

Listed only on Eau de Cologne Imperiale

No distinct entries found in these published lists.

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.

Eau de Guerlain

Eau de cologne · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Limonene • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Lavandula oil/extract • Jasmine oil/extract • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract • Linalyl acetate • Pinene • Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil • Linalool • Citral • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Carvone • Mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil • Coumarin • Cinnamyl alcohol • Acetyl cedrene • Terpineol • Hydroxycitronellal • Beta-caryophyllene • Geranyl acetate • Terpinolene • Mentha piperita (peppermint) oil • Geraniol • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Eugenol • Benzyl alcohol • Pogostemon cablin oil • Benzyl benzoate • Menthol • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Alpha-terpinene • Farnesol • Citronellol • Lippia citriodora absolute • Benzyl salicylate • Amyl cinnamal • Camphor

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22530

Eau de Cologne Imperiale

Eau de cologne · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Limonene • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Linalyl acetate • Pinene • Linalool • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Lavandula oil/extract • Terpineol • Citral • Geranyl acetate • Geraniol • Beta-caryophyllene • Camphor • Terpinolene • Alpha-terpinene • Farnesol • Carvone • Citronellol

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21956

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 aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de cologne

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