Gambit
meets Tam Dao.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Sandalwood
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de toilette leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Mind Games GambitConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Diptyque Tam DaoEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Eau de toilette |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | Not yet verified | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2023 | 2003 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · aromatic · woody | woody · aromatic · powdery |
| Notes unique to this record | Lavender, Petitgrain, Cloves, Cardamom, Geranium, Mimosa, Patchouli, Ambrostar™ | Italian Cypress, Myrtle, Rose, Cedar, Brazilian Rosewood, Spices, Amber, White Musk |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.92 · 230 votes | 2.81 · 1,713 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.74 · 235 votes | 1.95 · 1,904 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.
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)
- Linalool
- Limonene
Listed only on Gambit
- Alcohol denat
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Acetyl cedrene
- Benzyl salicylate
- Water (aqua/eau)
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Linalyl acetate
- Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
- Coumarin
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- Citronellol
- Eugenol
- Geraniol
- Vanillin
- Pinene
- Pelargonium graveolens flower oil
- Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
- Santalol
- Lavandula oil/extract
- Citral
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Benzyl benzoate
- Citrus aurantium peel oil
- Geranyl acetate
- Isoeugenol
- Rose ketones
- Eugenyl acetate
- Camphor
- Isoeugenyl acetate
- Terpineol
- 3-propylidenephthalide
- Dimethyl phenethyl acetate
- Menthol
- Terpinolene
- Alpha-terpinene
- Benzyl alcohol
Listed only on Tam Dao
- Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b)
- Aqua (water)
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.
Gambit
Extrait de parfum · US listing · 100 mL
Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Acetyl cedrene, Benzyl salicylate, Water (aqua/eau), Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalyl acetate, Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, Linalool, Coumarin, Pogostemon cablin oil, Limonene, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Vanillin, Pinene, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Santalol, Lavandula oil/extract, Citral, Beta-caryophyllene, Benzyl benzoate, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Geranyl acetate, Isoeugenol, Rose ketones, Eugenyl acetate, Camphor, Isoeugenyl acetate, Terpineol, 3-propylidenephthalide, Dimethyl phenethyl acetate, Menthol, Terpinolene, Alpha-terpinene, Benzyl alcohol.
Full fragrance declaration for the 100 mL bottle. Separate raw-material accord demonstrations on the source page are excluded. Check your packaging for your batch.
Source: Mind Games official US fragrance declaration · Checked 2026-09-22
Tam Dao
Eau de toilette · US listing
Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b) - Parfum (fragrance) - Aqua (water) - Linalool - Limonene
Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21
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 verdictConcentration not recorded
Start here if the listed warm spicy and aromatic 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.