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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Byzantine Amber
meets The Dark Side.

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

Shared ground

Incense · Styrax

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 amber. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Francesca Bianchi Byzantine Amber bottle
Francesca Bianchi

Byzantine Amber

Concentration not recorded

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Francesca Bianchi The Dark Side bottle
Francesca Bianchi

The Dark Side

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
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Listed year20232016
Leading accordsamber · warm spicy · balsamicamber · woody · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordCinnamon, Bergamot, Geranium, Labdanum, Leather, Ambergris, BenzoinHoney, Spicy Notes, Amber, Iris, Violet, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Cedar, Vetiver
Longevity / 54.07 · 329 votes4.16 · 973 votes
Projection / 42.70 · 326 votes2.78 · 1,057 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.

Byzantine Amber

Extrait de parfum · European Union listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Citronellol, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Geraniol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Amyl cinnamal, Isoeugenol, Benzyl cinnamate.

Official European storefront declaration. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Francesca Bianchi official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

The Dark Side

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