Bal à Versailles vs Herod
A side-by-side read of the two reference entries: house, year, market position, accords and note pyramids — then how much material they actually share.
5Shared notes
6Shared accords
34Overlap score
Side by side
| Bal à Versailles | Herod | |
|---|---|---|
| House | Jean Desprez | Parfums de Marly |
| Launched | 1962 | 2012 |
| Marketed as | women | men |
| Concentration | — | — |
| Dominant family | Amber & Resinous | Animalic & Leather |
| Community rating | 4.15/5 (2,327) | 4.42/5 (10,874) |
| Top accords | amber powdery woody animalic | tobacco vanilla warm spicy amber |
| Top notes | Rose Bulgarian Rose | Cinnamon Pepperwood™ |
| Heart notes | Leather Sandalwood Ylang-Ylang Orris Root Patchouli | Tobacco Leaf Incense Osmanthus Labdanum |
| Base notes | Civet Resins Tolu Balsam Amber Benzoin | Vanilla Iso E Super Musk Cedar Cypriol Oil Or Nagarmotha |
| Recorded notes | 18 | 13 |
The two share 5 recorded notes (Amber, Cedar, Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver) and 6 accords (amber, balsamic, musky, powdery, sweet, vanilla). Material overlap score: 34 points.
Where they differ
Bal à Versailles adds Benzoin Bulgarian Rose Civet Leather Lilac Lily-Of-The-Valley. Herod adds Cinnamon Cypriol Oil Or Nagarmotha Incense Iso E Super Labdanum Osmanthus.
Both entries
See also: perfumes similar to Bal à Versailles · perfumes similar to Herod.

