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Heaven Can Wait
meets Hermessence Cuir d'Ange.

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

Shared ground

Musk

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Frederic Malle Heaven Can Wait bottle
Frederic Malle

Heaven Can Wait

Concentration not recorded

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Hermès Hermessence Cuir d'Ange bottle
Hermès

Hermessence Cuir d'Ange

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year20232014
Leading accordspowdery · warm spicy · muskypowdery · leather · floral
Notes unique to this recordCloves, Carrot Seeds, Ambrette, Pimento Seeds, Plum, Nutmeg, Iris, Vetiver, Cashmeran, Magnolia, Cedar, Peach, VanillaLeather, Violet, Heliotrope, Hawthorn, Narcissus
Longevity / 53.19 · 397 votes3.14 · 435 votes
Projection / 41.88 · 398 votes2.23 · 550 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

  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Limonene
  • Eugenol
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Linalool
  • Geraniol
  • Bht

Listed only on Heaven Can Wait

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Citral
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Farnesol
  • Benzoic acid

Listed only on Hermessence Cuir d'Ange

  • Alcohol
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Pinene
  • Vanillin
  • Beta - Caryophyllene
  • Camphor
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Terpineol
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 60730 (ext violet 2 )

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.

Heaven Can Wait

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Limonene, Eugenol, Citronellol, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool, Geraniol, Citral, Benzyl benzoate, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, Bht, Benzoic acid

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN50929

Hermessence Cuir d'Ange

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 3.38 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Aqua/water/eau ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Acetyl cedrene ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Citronellol ; Bht ; Linalool ; Eugenia caryophyllus oil ; Eugenol ; Geraniol ; Pinene ; Vanillin ; Beta - Caryophyllene ; Limonene ; Camphor ; Eugenyl acetate ; Geranyl acetate ; Benzyl salicylate ; Terpinolene ; Terpineol ; CI 14700 (red 4) ; CI 60730 (ext violet 2 ).

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 1105301A

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 powdery and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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