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James
meets Bois du Portugal.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Vetiver

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Atkinsons James bottle
Atkinsons

James

Concentration not recorded

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Creed Bois du Portugal bottle
Creed

Bois du Portugal

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited KingdomNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20221987
Leading accordsaromatic · woody · earthywoody · aromatic · lavender
Notes unique to this recordClary Sage, Finger Lime, Pink Pepper, Elemi resin, Violet Leaf, White Flowers, Patchouli, Akigalawood, MuskLavender, Sandalwood, Cedar, Ambergris
Longevity / 53.38 · 121 votes3.60 · 1,289 votes
Projection / 42.14 · 118 votes2.39 · 1,395 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.

James

Eau de parfum · UK listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39-c), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hexamethylindanopyran, Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, Pogostemon cablin oil, Limonene, Linalyl acetate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Vanillin, Coumarin, Pinene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Benzyl benzoate, Beta-caryophyllene, Sclareol, Citral, Terpineol, Geranyl acetate, Terpinolene.

Official UK 100 mL product declaration. Check your bottle packaging; other markets, sizes or batches may differ.

Source: Atkinsons official UK product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Bois du Portugal

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcool (alcohol), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Aqua (water), Linalool, Eugenol, Citral, Cinnamyl alcohol, Hexyl cinnamal, Coumarin, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Citronellol, Benzyl alcohol.

Source: Creed 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 aromatic and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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