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Possess Absolute Man
meets Attraction.

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

Shared ground

Cardamom

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Oriflame Possess Absolute Man bottle
Oriflame

Possess Absolute Man

Concentration not recorded

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Avon Attraction bottle
Avon

Attraction

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originSwedenUnited States
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232015
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · cinnamonaromatic · warm spicy · woody
Notes unique to this recordBlack Pepper, Thyme, Cinnamon, Lavender, Geranium, Ambrostar™, Benzoin, SandalwoodGinger, Juniper, Musk, Patchouli, Clary Sage, Tonka Bean, Labdanum, Guaiac Wood
Longevity / 53.31 · 29 votes2.89 · 184 votes
Projection / 42.07 · 28 votes2.00 · 202 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.
  • Aqua
  • Parfum
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Amyl salicylate
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Citrus limon peel oil
  • Pinene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Camphor
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Coumarin
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Vanillin
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Rose ketones
  • Citral
  • Geraniol
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Benzyl benzoate

Listed only on Possess Absolute Man

  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Citronellol
  • Cinnamal
  • Phenoxyethanol
  • CI 19140
  • CI 17200
  • CI 42090

Listed only on Attraction

  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Carvone

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.

Possess Absolute Man

Eau de parfum · United Kingdom listing · 75 mL

Alcohol denat., Aqua, Parfum, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hexamethylindanopyran, Amyl salicylate, Linalyl acetate, Citrus limon peel oil, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Pinene, Beta-caryophyllene, Camphor, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Coumarin, Limonene, Linalool, Acetyl cedrene, Vanillin, Lavandula oil/extract, Rose ketones, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-terpinene, Cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 19140, CI 17200, CI 42090

Current official UK declaration for product code 45357. Check your packaging for your batch.

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

Attraction

Eau de toilette · United Kingdom listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua, Parfum, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Limonene, Hexamethylindanopyran, Acetyl cedrene, Linalyl acetate, Citrus limon peel oil, Juniperus virginiana oil,Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Pinene, Vanillin, Coumarin, Linalool, Pogostemon cablin oil, Lavandula oil/extract, Benzyl benzoate, Amyl salicylate, Citral, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Rose ketones, Beta-caryophyllene, Terpineol, Geranyl acetate, Terpinolene, Camphor, Alpha-terpinene, Geraniol, Carvone <1027103-016 alg>

Official directory declaration updated 2024.11.22. Formula reference identifies this source version; check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Avon official ingredient directory · 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 warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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