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Grand Master
meets Cuir Majeste.

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

Shared ground

May Rose · Incense

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 fruity. 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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Giorgio Armani Cuir Majeste bottle
Giorgio Armani

Cuir Majeste

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20222016
Leading accordsamber · warm spicy · rosefruity · leather · sweet
Notes unique to this recordRose Water, Black Currant, Peony, Coffee, Violet, Myrrh, Ebony, PanettoneDried Fruits, Osmanthus, Leather, Tobacco, Agarwood (Oud), Vanilla, Moss, Ambroxan
Longevity / 53.69 · 196 votes3.88 · 120 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 197 votes2.78 · 161 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.

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

Cuir Majeste

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

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