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Empressa Eau de Parfum
meets Empressa.

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

Shared ground

Blood Orange · Bergamot · Mandarin Orange · Dewberry · Peach · Rose · Neroli · Geranium · Pink Pepper · Patchouli · Musk · Sandalwood · Vanilla · Amber · Olibanum · Cacao

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Penhaligon's Empressa Eau de Parfum bottle
Penhaligon's

Empressa Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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Penhaligon's Empressa bottle
Penhaligon's

Empressa

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20182014
Leading accordscitrus · fruity · fresh spicycitrus · fruity · woody
Notes unique to this recordBlack Currant, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, MaltolCassis, Brown sugar
Longevity / 53.19 · 181 votes3.08 · 646 votes
Projection / 42.07 · 178 votes2.18 · 683 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.

Empressa Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum · UK listing · 100 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Coumarin, Citronellol, Geraniol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Hexyl cinnamal, Citral, Amyl cinnamal, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Farnesol, Isoeugenol.

Source: Penhaligon’s official UK product ingredient dialog · Checked 2026-09-22

Empressa

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 parfum

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

Concentration not recorded

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