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Kemi
meets 'Ilm.

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

Shared ground

Laotian Oud · Atlas Cedar · Gurjan balsam · Atlas Cedar · Australian Sandalwood

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Xerjoff Kemi bottle
Xerjoff

Kemi

Concentration not recorded

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Xerjoff 'Ilm bottle
Xerjoff

'Ilm

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232023
Leading accordswoody · oud · animalicoud · woody · animalic
Notes unique to this recordCastoreum, Civet, Madagascar VanillaAmbergris, Oakmoss, Amber
Longevity / 53.97 · 115 votes4.04 · 120 votes
Projection / 42.69 · 109 votes2.79 · 117 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

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Bht
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Farnesol
  • Limonene
  • Pinene
  • Santalol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Rose ketones

Listed only on Kemi

  • Vanillin
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Coumarin
  • Methyl salicylate

Listed only on 'Ilm

  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil

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.

Kemi

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Vanillin; Bht; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Acetyl cedrene; Benzyl benzoate; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract; Coumarin; Methyl salicylate; Farnesol; Limonene; Pinene; Santalol; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

'Ilm

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Acetyl cedrene; Benzyl benzoate; Bht; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract; Eugenia caryophyllus oil; Farnesol; Limonene; Pinene; Santalol; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · 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 woody and oud direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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