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Velvet Zafferano
meets Herod.

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

Shared ground

Tobacco Leaf · Amber · Vanilla · Labdanum

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with tobacco. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dolce&Gabbana Velvet Zafferano bottle
Dolce&Gabbana

Velvet Zafferano

Concentration not recorded

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Parfums de Marly Herod bottle
Parfums de Marly

Herod

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242012
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · tobaccotobacco · vanilla · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordSaffron, Tobacco, PatchouliCinnamon, Pepperwood™, Incense, Osmanthus, Iso E Super, Cedar, Musk, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Vetiver
Longevity / 53.71 · 101 votes3.56 · 6,063 votes
Projection / 42.65 · 98 votes2.29 · 6,401 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.
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Coumarin
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Cinnamal
  • Eugenol
  • Benzyl benzoate

Listed only on Velvet Zafferano

  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Farnesol
  • CI 15985 (yellow 6)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 17200 (red 33)

Listed only on Herod

  • Bht
  • Geraniol

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.

Velvet Zafferano

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Coumarin, Limonene, Linalool, Cinnamal, Farnesol, Eugenol, Benzyl benzoate, CI 15985 (yellow 6), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), CI 14700 (red 4), CI 17200 (red 33)

Current official US eau de parfum declaration. Limited editions, candles and hair mists are separate products. The brand updates its lists; check your bottle packaging for its specific formula.

Source: Dolce&Gabbana official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Herod

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Coumarin, Bht, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Cinnamal, Eugenol

Source: Parfums de Marly 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 warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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