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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Crazy Basil
meets Herbes Troublantes.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Dries Van Noten Crazy Basil bottle
Dries Van Noten

Crazy Basil

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Herbes Troublantes bottle
Guerlain

Herbes Troublantes

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242021
Leading accordsfresh spicy · aromatic · woodygreen · citrus · musky
Notes unique to this recordBasil, Mandarin, Rosemary, Geranium, Lavender, Hinoki Wood, Woody Notes, Cedar, MuskHerbal Notes, White Musk, Orange Blossom
Longevity / 53.61 · 33 votes2.75 · 433 votes
Projection / 42.35 · 34 votes1.82 · 433 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
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Citral
  • Geraniol

Listed only on Crazy Basil

  • Alcohol denat
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Eugenol

Listed only on Herbes Troublantes

  • Alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pinene
  • Pelargonium graveolens oil
  • Mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil
  • Carvone
  • Coumarin
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
  • Camphor
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Menthol
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

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.

Crazy Basil

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 ML

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Eugenol, Citral, Geraniol.alcohol of vegetal origin 79%.

Official US bottle declaration. Printed alcohol-origin and strength statements remain in the source text and are excluded from ingredient comparisons. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Dries Van Noten official US fragrance declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Herbes Troublantes

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Limonene • Lavandula oil/extract • Linalyl acetate • Linalool • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Pinene • Pelargonium graveolens oil • Mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil • Carvone • Coumarin • Terpineol • Citronellol • Geraniol • Terpinolene • Citral • Geranyl acetate • Beta-caryophyllene • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Camphor • Alpha-terpinene • Benzaldehyde • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Menthol • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22285

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 fresh spicy and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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