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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Perseus
meets Terre d'Hermès.

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

Shared ground

Grapefruit · Vetiver · Cedar

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

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with citrus; Eau de toilette leads with citrus. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Parfums de Marly Perseus bottle
Parfums de Marly

Perseus

Eau de parfum

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Terre d'Hermès bottle
Hermès

Terre d'Hermès

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedFrance
Listed year20242006
Leading accordscitrus · woody · aromaticcitrus · woody · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordBergamot, Black Currant, Green Mandarin, Geranium, Dry Wood, Cashmere Wood, Ambergris, Balsam Fir, Tonka BeanOrange, Pepper, Pelargonium, Flint, Patchouli, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.65 · 1,570 votes3.45 · 14,588 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 1,537 votes2.28 · 14,762 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

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Citronellol
  • Citral
  • Geraniol

Listed only on Perseus

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Listed only on Terre d'Hermès

  • Alcohol
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Pinene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Bht
  • Beta -Caryophyllene
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract
  • Pelargonium graveolens flower oil
  • Terpinolene
  • Terpineol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Farnesol
  • Vanillin
  • Alpha -Terpinene
  • Benzyl benzoate

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.

Perseus

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Limonene, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Linalool, Citronellol, Citral, Geraniol

Source: Parfums de Marly official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Terre d'Hermès

Eau de toilette · US listing · Bottle: 1.69 fl.oz; Travel spray and refill: 5.24 fl.oz

Alcohol ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua/water/eau ; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes ; Juniperus virginiana oil ; Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil ; Limonene ; Linalyl acetate ; Pogostemon cablin oil ; Hydroxycitronellal ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Citronellol ; Hexyl cinnamal ; Pinene ; Citrus aurantium peel oil ; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract ; Linalool ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Bht ; Beta -Caryophyllene ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract ; Pelargonium graveolens flower oil ; Geraniol ; Terpinolene ; Terpineol ; Citral ; Geranyl acetate ; Farnesol ; Vanillin ; Alpha -Terpinene ; Benzyl benzoate.

Source: Hermès official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 0200501A

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 parfum

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

Eau de toilette

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