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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Carbone
meets Guidance 46.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood · Rose

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Balmain Beauty Carbone bottle
Balmain Beauty

Carbone

Concentration not recorded

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Amouage Guidance 46 bottle
Amouage

Guidance 46

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedOman
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242024
Leading accordsmusky · powdery · woodywoody · fruity · nutty
Notes unique to this recordWhite Musk, Suede, Patchouli, CuminRose Water, Pear, Hazelnut, Bitter Almond, Frankincense, Pink Pepper, Osmanthus, Saffron, Jasmine Sambac, Akigalawood, Vanilla, Ambrette, Labdanum, Ambergris, Georgywood, Cypriol
Longevity / 54.03 · 151 votes4.35 · 1,470 votes
Projection / 42.83 · 138 votes3.05 · 1,418 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

  • Alcohol denat
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Eugenol

Listed only on Carbone

  • Water\aqua\eau
  • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Listed only on Guidance 46

  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citral

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.

Carbone

Eau de parfum · US listing · 50 ml

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Citronellol, Geraniol, Eugenol, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Exact official US bottle-size declaration. Historical fragrances with the same name and other concentrations are separate products. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Balmain Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Guidance 46

Extrait de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat, Parfum, Limonene, Geraniol, Citronellol, Linalool, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Farnesol, Benzyl benzoate, Citral

Source: Amouage official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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 musky and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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