Fragrance comparison

#316 Élixir de... vs Rhinoceros

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 962 ratings analysed

#316 Élixir de...

Le Ré Noir

3.805 votes

Rank #62,015 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Rhinoceros

Zoologist Perfumes

3.84957 votes

Rank #1,237 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Rhinoceros takes 3 of 4 categories.

#316 Élixir de...
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Rhinoceros
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

#316 Élixir de...0/4

Rhinoceros3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Rhinoceros
Value for money: Rhinoceros
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Rhinoceros

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#316 Élixir de...Le Ré Noir

RhinocerosZoologist Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 30%Had 10%Want 60%

3.84/ 5 · 957 votes

Have 71%Had 29%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

38%Love

33%Like

5%Ok

20%Dislike

3%Hate

772 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageRhinoceros

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value56

Category winnerRhinocerosBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco88%

herbal77%

warm spicy65%

vanilla53%

woody42%

aromatic100%

woody92%

leather84%

herbal77%

tobacco69%

sweet61%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both sweet, tobacco and herbal

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

RumPine needleselemiArtemisiaSageLavenderBergamot

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)TobaccoPineImmortelleCedarGeranium

Base

LeatherVetiverAmberSandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesImmortelle, Tobacco and Sandalwood. 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

Spring30

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

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

Men65

Unisex33

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#62,015

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,237

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews223

Category winnerRhinocerosHigher 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…

Reviews →

Rhinoceros is a dry, forceful leather scent built around rum, tobacco, pine and woods. It opens boozy and herbal, then turns rougher and darker, with dusty leather, smoke, vetiver and a distinctly animalic edge. This is a statement fragrance for seasoned wearers, not an easy blind buy. If you enjoy rugged, challenging…

Reviews →

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 Rhinoceros?

Rhinoceros takes 3 of 4 categories. #316 Élixir de... is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes; Rhinoceros is rated 3.84/5 from 957 votes. Choose #316 Élixir de... for a sweet and tobacco character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Rhinoceros for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

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

They last about the same: #316 Élixir de... 80/100, Rhinoceros 80/100 for longevity in community votes.

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

Rhinoceros projects furthest (Rhinoceros 70/100, #316 Élixir de... 50/100), based on community performance votes.

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

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, tobacco and herbal accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Tobacco and Sandalwood.

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

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

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

#316 Élixir de... features Immortelle, Tobacco, Sandalwood and Vanilla. Rhinoceros has top notes of Rum, Pine needles, elemi and Artemisia, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Tobacco, Pine and Immortelle, a base of Leather, Vetiver, Amber and Sandalwood.