Fragrance comparison

#316 Élixir de... vs Pipe

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 51 ratings analysed

3 wins

#316 Élixir de...

Le Ré Noir

3.805 votes

Rank #62,015 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Pipe

TSVGA Parfums

4.1746 votes

Rank #30,673 AnimalicWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

#316 Élixir de... takes 3 of 4 categories.

#316 Élixir de...
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Pipe
Choose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

#316 Élixir de...3/4

Pipe1/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#316 Élixir de...Le Ré Noir

PipeTSVGA Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 30%Had 10%Want 60%

4.17/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%

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

59%Love

24%Like

4%Ok

2%Dislike

11%Hate

46 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

Longevity#316 Élixir de...

Sillage#316 Élixir de...

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value35

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%

animalic100%

warm spicy92%

musky84%

woody77%

amber69%

sweet61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both sweet, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

ImmortelleTobaccoSandalwoodVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top

TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee

Heart

LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose

Base

CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax

InformationalShared notesImmortelle, Tobacco and Vanilla. Durations are only published for #316 Élixir de..., so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter67

Day56

Night100

Spring0

Summer5

Fall76

Winter100

Day76

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

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

Men69

Unisex31

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#62,015

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#30,673

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPipeHigher 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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Pipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…

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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 Pipe?

#316 Élixir de... takes 3 of 4 categories. #316 Élixir de... is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes; Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes. Choose #316 Élixir de... for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, #316 Élixir de... or Pipe?

#316 Élixir de... lasts longest (#316 Élixir de... 80/100, Pipe 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, #316 Élixir de... or Pipe?

Projection is very close: #316 Élixir de... 50/100, Pipe 48/100 for sillage.

Do #316 Élixir de... and Pipe smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Tobacco and Vanilla.

Is #316 Élixir de... or Pipe better for summer or winter?

#316 Élixir de... suits evening wear; Pipe suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in #316 Élixir de... and Pipe?

#316 Élixir de... features Immortelle, Tobacco, Sandalwood and Vanilla. Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet.