Fragrance comparison

#316 Élixir de... vs Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 19 Oct 2026 1,346 ratings analysed

#316 Élixir de...

Le Ré Noir

3.805 votes

Rank #62,015 SweetTobacco

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57%scent match

Closely related

Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)

L'Artisan Parfumeur

3.641,341 votes

Rank #3,927 VanillaSweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2.

#316 Élixir de...
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

#316 Élixir de...2/5

Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)2/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: #316 Élixir de...
Sillage & projection: Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)
Value for money: #316 Élixir de...
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

#316 Élixir de...Le Ré Noir

Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)L'Artisan Parfumeur

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 30%Had 10%Want 60%

3.64/ 5 · 1,341 votes

Have 63%Had 38%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

80%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

31%Love

35%Like

2%Ok

31%Dislike

1%Hate

1,341 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

Longevity#316 Élixir de...

SillageHavana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value47

Category winner#316 Élixir de...Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco88%

herbal77%

warm spicy65%

vanilla53%

woody42%

vanilla100%

sweet92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

tobacco69%

rum61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both sweet, tobacco and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

ImmortelleTobaccoSandalwoodVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

VanillaDried FruitsClove

Heart2-4 hrs

Tonka BeanImmortelleLicoriceNarcissus

Base6-8+ hrs

RumTobaccoResinWoodsy NotesLeatherMusk

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter67

Day56

Night100

Spring31

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Casual 37%Date 34%Party 17%Work 11%

Men11

Unisex59

Women30

Date 40%Casual 26%Party 21%Work 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#62,015

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#3,927

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews127

Category winnerHavana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

#316 Élixir de... by Le Ré Noir puts a savory, maple-tinged spin on traditional sweet tobacco. The opening delivers a distinct blast of immortelle, smelling like toasted fenugreek, dried straw, and warm burnt sugar. Within minutes, rich cured pipe tobacco joins the mix, cutting through the initial syrup with a dry, ea…

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L'Artisan Parfumeur Havana Vanille strips away the sugary syrup of ordinary bakery gourmands, offering an authentic, woody vanilla pod soaked in aged dark rum. Created by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, the scent opens with spiced clove and sweet dried fruits before settling into a warm core of tonka bean, dry immortell…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, #316 Élixir de... or Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)?

No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2. #316 Élixir de... is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes; Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) is rated 3.64/5 from 1,341 votes. Choose #316 Élixir de... for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, #316 Élixir de... or Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)?

#316 Élixir de... lasts longest (#316 Élixir de... 80/100, Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, #316 Élixir de... or Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)?

Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) projects furthest (Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) 61/100, #316 Élixir de... 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do #316 Élixir de... and Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, tobacco and vanilla accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Tobacco and Vanilla.

Is #316 Élixir de... or Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) better for summer or winter?

#316 Élixir de... suits evening wear; Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in #316 Élixir de... and Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument)?

#316 Élixir de... features Immortelle, Tobacco, Sandalwood and Vanilla. Havana Vanille (Vanille Absolument) has top notes of Vanilla, Dried Fruits and Clove, heart notes of Tonka Bean, Immortelle, Licorice and Narcissus, a base of Rum, Tobacco, Resin and Woodsy Notes.