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Fleur du Mal
meets Osmanthus Absolu.

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

Shared ground

Peach · Osmanthus · Jasmine

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Dries Van Noten Fleur du Mal bottle
Dries Van Noten

Fleur du Mal

Concentration not recorded

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Essential Parfums Osmanthus Absolu bottle
Essential Parfums

Osmanthus Absolu

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 year20222026
Leading accordsfruity · floral · leatherwoody · fruity · floral
Notes unique to this recordSuede, AmberCardamom, Bergamot, Black Tea, Leather, Cypriol, Cedarwood, Vanilla
Longevity / 53.13 · 343 votes2.95 · 63 votes
Projection / 41.94 · 331 votes1.95 · 65 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)
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Linalool
  • Eugenol
  • Limonene
  • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate

Listed only on Fleur du Mal

  • Alcohol denat
  • Benzyl salicylate

Listed only on Osmanthus Absolu

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Triethyl citrate
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Pinene
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Citral
  • Geraniol
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Rose ketones
  • Lemongrass oil
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Terpinolene
  • Santalol
  • Citronellol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Coumarin
  • Alcohol
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Tocopherol
  • Camphor
  • Farnesol

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.

Fleur du Mal

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 ML

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Linalool, Eugenol, Limonene, Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Alcohol of vegetal origin 80% vol

Official US bottle declaration. Printed alcohol-origin and strength statements remain in the source text and are excluded from ingredient comparisons. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Dries Van Noten official US fragrance declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Osmanthus Absolu

Eau de parfum · US listing · 10 mL and 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Triethyl citrate, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Linalyl acetate, Limonene, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Pinene, Juniperus virginiana oil, Eugenol, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Citral, Geraniol, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Lavandula oil/extract, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Beta-caryophyllene, Benzyl alcohol, Rose ketones, Lemongrass oil, Pogostemon cablin oil, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Terpinolene, Santalol, Citronellol, Isoeugenol, Coumarin, Alcohol, Alpha-terpinene, Tocopherol, Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Camphor, Farnesol

Source: Essential Parfums official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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 fruity and floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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