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Shine Despite Everything
meets Babycat.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything bottle
Atkinsons

Shine Despite Everything

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Babycat bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Babycat

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited KingdomFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242022
Leading accordswarm spicy · woody · vanillavanilla · fresh spicy · leather
Notes unique to this recordPimento, Turmeric, Frankincense, Caramel, Ambrofix™, Rose, Orris, Akigalawood, Coumarin, Madagascar VanillaBlack and Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, elemi, Pink Pepper, Olibanum, Saffron, Bourbon Vanilla, Suede, Cedar
Longevity / 54.08 · 219 votes3.81 · 2,356 votes
Projection / 42.80 · 210 votes2.55 · 2,306 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.

Shine Despite Everything

Parfum intense · UK listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39-c), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Coumarin, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Eugenol, Pinene, Limonene, Rose ketones, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Camphor, Geranyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Geraniol, Terpinolene, Terpineol.

Official UK 100 mL product declaration. Check your bottle packaging; other markets, sizes or batches may differ.

Source: Atkinsons official UK product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Babycat

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 warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed vanilla and fresh spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.