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Tony Iommi Monkey Special
meets Ambre Samar.

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

Shared ground

Tonka Bean

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Xerjoff Tony Iommi Monkey Special bottle
Xerjoff

Tony Iommi Monkey Special

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Ambre Samar bottle
Guerlain

Ambre Samar

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20212025
Leading accordswarm spicy · woody · sweetamber · warm spicy · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordRum, Passionfruit, Geranium, Bergamot, Singapore Patchouli, Cinnamon, Leather, Bulgarian Rose, Caramel, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Labdanum, Musk, AmbergrisCardamom, Almond, Frankincense, Amber, Davana, Benzoin, Patchouli
Longevity / 54.16 · 2,579 votes3.92 · 395 votes
Projection / 42.94 · 2,554 votes2.68 · 396 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

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Vanillin
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Carvone
  • Coumarin
  • Eugenol
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Geraniol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citral
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Terpineol
  • Rose ketones

Listed only on Tony Iommi Monkey Special

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Bht
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Santalum album oil
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Cinnamal
  • Cinnamomum cassia leaf oil
  • Mentha viridis leaf oil
  • Pelargonium graveolens flower oil
  • Citronellol
  • Farnesol

Listed only on Ambre Samar

  • Alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Terpinolene
  • Alpha-terpinene

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.

Tony Iommi Monkey Special

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Hexamethylindanopyran; Aqua (water); Pogostemon cablin oil; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Bht; Vanillin; Acetyl cedrene; Benzyl alcohol; Carvone; Santalum album oil; Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil; Cinnamyl alcohol; Coumarin; Eugenol; Eugenyl acetate; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil; Citrus aurantium flower oil; Geraniol; Geranyl acetate; Benzaldehyde; Hexadecanolactone; Cinnamal; Cinnamomum cassia leaf oil; Limonene; Linalool; Linalyl acetate; Mentha viridis leaf oil; Pelargonium graveolens flower oil; Pinene; Rose flower oil/extract; Benzyl benzoate; Citral; Citronellol; Farnesol; Beta-caryophyllene; Terpineol; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

Ambre Samar

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Coumarin • Limonene • Linalyl acetate • Eugenol • Pogostemon cablin oil • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract • Benzyl benzoate • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Eugenia caryophyllus oil • Linalool • Benzaldehyde • Benzyl cinnamate • Beta-caryophyllene • Rose ketones • Eugenyl acetate • Terpineol • Benzyl alcohol • Vanillin • Terpinolene • Geranyl acetate • Citral • Geraniol • Alpha-terpinene • Rose flower oil/extract • Carvone

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22012

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 warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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