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    Side by side

    Le Roi Empereur vs. Bel Ami

    Clearly related
    Bel Ami by Hermès bottle

    Bel Ami

    Hermès
    Eau de Toilette1986
    New comparison

    Bel Ami rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Le Roi Empereur vs. Bel Ami
    Le Roi EmpereurBel Ami
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Toilette
    Launched20111986
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerJean-Louis Sieuzac
    Best seasonSpringFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Le Roi Empereur

    Warm Spicy
    White Floral
    Powdery
    Cinnamon
    Amber
    Aromatic
    Lavender
    Animalic

    Bel Ami

    Woody
    Aromatic
    Leather
    Earthy
    Citrus
    Warm Spicy
    Mossy
    Amber

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    African Orange FlowerLavenderAnise
    Mandarin OrangeSageBergamotLemon
    Heart
    CardamomIrisVioletRose
    CarnationPatchouliCedarCedarwoodJasmineOrris RootBasil
    Base
    CinnamonAmberLeatherCedarwoodMusk
    LeatherOakmossStyraxVetiverVanillaCoconut

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Le Roi Empereur vs. Bel Ami
    Le Roi EmpereurBel Ami
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Some fragrances announce themselves. This one settles into a room the way an emperor enters: slowly, deliberately, without needing to raise his voice.Le Roi Empereur
    Bel Ami doesn't whisper. It speaks in a voice trained by Parisian ateliers, a 1986 chypre built for the kind of confidence that doesn't need permission.Bel Ami

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Le Roi Empereur vs. Bel Ami
    Le Roi EmpereurBel Ami
    0.27 oz$18.89fragrancenet
    3.4 oz$111.99fragrancenet

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