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Oud Essentiel
meets Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux.

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

Shared ground

Leather

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Guerlain Oud Essentiel bottle
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Oud Essentiel

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux bottle
Guerlain

Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242019
Leading accordsoud · leather · rosewoody · leather · amber
Notes unique to this recordOud, RoseLaurels, Neroli, Atlas Cedar, Patchouli, Jasmine, Myrhh
Longevity / 54.02 · 166 votes3.90 · 654 votes
Projection / 42.77 · 164 votes2.90 · 756 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.

Oud Essentiel

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Pogostemon cablin oil • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Citronellol • Geraniol • Pelargonium graveolens oil • Pinene • Beta-caryophyllene • Limonene • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Farnesol • Linalool • Terpineol • Eugenol • Geranyl acetate • Eugenia caryophyllus oil • Citral • Linalyl acetate • Alpha-terpinene • Isoeugenol • Terpinolene • Carvone

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22543

Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 oud and leather direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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