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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Balos
meets Aqua Sapphire.

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

Shared ground

Davana · Amber · Musk

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Maiora Parfum Balos bottle
Maiora Parfum

Balos

Concentration not recorded

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Boadicea the Victorious Aqua Sapphire perfume bottle
Boadicea the Victorious

Aqua Sapphire

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verified100 mL
Checked 2026-09-23 · Vault selection · Listed formats, not live stock.
Brand originNot yet verifiedUnited Kingdom
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232021
Leading accordsfruity · marine · greenwoody · earthy · musky
Notes unique to this recordSea Notes, Black Pepper, Green Notes, Green Apple, Grapes, White Flowers, Red Fruits, Taif Rose, Jasmine, Watery Notes, Driftwood, Patchouli, AmbroxanRum, Pineapple, Saffron, Saffron, May Rose, Moss, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Sandalwood, Vanilla
Longevity / 53.28 · 25 votes4.60 · 173 votes
Projection / 42.42 · 24 votes3.42 · 174 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.

Balos

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Aqua Sapphire

Concentration not specified by source · United Kingdom listing

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b), Parfum (fragrance), Citronellol, Limonene, Bht, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Citral, Hexyl cinnamal, Eugenol, Coumarin.

Official current fragrance declaration. The source page does not explicitly specify a concentration. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Boadicea the Victorious official UK product ingredient declaration · 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 fruity and marine direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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