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Pretty Eau de Cologne
meets Eau des Merveilles.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Eau de cologne leads with fruity; Eau de toilette leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Elizabeth Arden Pretty Eau de Cologne bottle
Elizabeth Arden

Pretty Eau de Cologne

Eau de cologne

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Hermès Eau des Merveilles bottle
Hermès

Eau des Merveilles

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationEau de cologneEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited StatesFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year20102004
Leading accordsfruity · ozonic · aquaticwoody · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordWatermelon, Red Apple, PeachOrange, Elemi resin, Lemon, Amber, Pepper, Pink Pepper, Violet, Fir, Cedar, Madagascar Vetiver, Oakmoss, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.13 · 8 votes3.31 · 2,522 votes
Projection / 42.47 · 15 votes2.25 · 2,841 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.

Pretty Eau de Cologne

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Eau des Merveilles

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 1.01 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua/water/eau ; Hexamethylindanopyran ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Limonene ; Benzyl salicylate ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Linalyl acetate ; Alpha -Isomethyl ionone ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Linalool ; Citrus limon peel oil ; Pinene ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Juniperus virginiana oil ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Citral ; Santalol ; Benzyl benzoate ; Farnesol ; Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract ; Benzyl alcohol ; Geranyl acetate ; Terpinolene ; Terpineol ; Cinnamyl alcohol ; Anethole ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Vanillin ; Benzyl cinnamate ; Geraniol .

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 0402501A

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

Eau de cologne

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

Eau de toilette

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