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Grand Master
meets Mystic Experience.

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

Shared ground

Coffee

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Mind Games Grand Master bottle
Mind Games

Grand Master

Concentration not recorded

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Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience bottle
Initio Parfums Prives

Mystic Experience

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 year20222015
Leading accordsamber · warm spicy · rosewoody · amber · powdery
Notes unique to this recordRose Water, Black Currant, Peony, May Rose, Violet, Incense, Myrrh, Ebony, PanettoneAmber, Sandalwood, Musk, Oakmoss
Longevity / 53.69 · 196 votes3.51 · 340 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 197 votes2.57 · 408 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

  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Bht
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone

Listed only on Grand Master

  • Alcohol denat
  • Water (aqua/eau)
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Vanillin
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Limonene
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Santalol
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Pinene
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
  • Rose ketones
  • Anethole
  • Cinnamal
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Eugenol
  • Citronellol
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • 3-propylidenephthalide
  • Isoeugenol
  • Linalool
  • Geraniol
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Carvone
  • Citral
  • Alpha-terpinene

Listed only on Mystic Experience

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Aqua (water)
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Coumarin

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.

Grand Master

Extrait de parfum · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water (aqua/eau), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Bht, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Benzyl alcohol, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Limonene, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Santalol, Rose flower oil/extract, Pinene, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Rose ketones, Anethole, Cinnamal, Beta-caryophyllene, Benzaldehyde, Eugenol, Citronellol, Terpineol, Terpinolene, 3-propylidenephthalide, Isoeugenol, Linalool, Geraniol, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Carvone, Citral, Alpha-terpinene.

Full fragrance declaration for the 100 mL bottle. Separate raw-material accord demonstrations on the source page are excluded. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Mind Games official US fragrance declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Mystic Experience

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Bht, Coumarin

Source: Initio 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 amber and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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