Fragrance comparison

#316 Élixir de... vs Vetiver Royal Bourbon

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 494 ratings analysed

#316 Élixir de...

Le Ré Noir

3.805 votes

Rank #62,015 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Vetiver Royal Bourbon

Oriza L. Legrand

4.03489 votes

Rank #1,041 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vetiver Royal Bourbon takes 3 of 4 categories.

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

#316 Élixir de...1/4

Vetiver Royal Bourbon3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#316 Élixir de...Le Ré Noir

Vetiver Royal BourbonOriza L. Legrand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 30%Had 10%Want 60%

4.03/ 5 · 489 votes

Have 76%Had 24%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

41%Love

36%Like

12%Ok

10%Dislike

1%Hate

280 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

Longevity#316 Élixir de...

SillageVetiver Royal Bourbon

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value62

Category winnerVetiver Royal BourbonBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco88%

herbal77%

warm spicy65%

vanilla53%

woody42%

aromatic100%

woody90%

earthy80%

green70%

fresh spicy60%

tobacco50%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both tobacco 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

PeppermintThyme

Heart

Bourbon VetiverTobaccoImmortelleJuniperIris

Base

VetiverOakmossSandalwoodLeatherLabdanumStyrax

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

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter47

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

Unisex34

Women1

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#62,015

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,041

PerfumerHugo Lambert

Launched—

Reviews143

Category winnerVetiver Royal BourbonHigher 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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Vetiver Royal Bourbon is a green, aromatic vetiver with a bracing herbal opening and a dry, woody heart. Reviews point to grassy brightness, thyme, mint, tobacco, immortelle and moss, with a polished old-school feel rather than a soft modern sweetness. It suits vetiver fans who like fresh, earthy, slightly medicinal c…

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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 Vetiver Royal Bourbon?

Vetiver Royal Bourbon takes 3 of 4 categories. #316 Élixir de... is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes; Vetiver Royal Bourbon is rated 4.03/5 from 489 votes. Choose #316 Élixir de... for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Vetiver Royal Bourbon for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, #316 Élixir de... or Vetiver Royal Bourbon?

They last about the same: #316 Élixir de... 80/100, Vetiver Royal Bourbon 78/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, #316 Élixir de... or Vetiver Royal Bourbon?

Vetiver Royal Bourbon projects furthest (Vetiver Royal Bourbon 67/100, #316 Élixir de... 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do #316 Élixir de... and Vetiver Royal Bourbon smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco and woody accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Tobacco and Sandalwood.

Is #316 Élixir de... or Vetiver Royal Bourbon 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 Vetiver Royal Bourbon?

#316 Élixir de... features Immortelle, Tobacco, Sandalwood and Vanilla. Vetiver Royal Bourbon has top notes of Peppermint and Thyme, heart notes of Bourbon Vetiver, Tobacco, Immortelle and Juniper, a base of Vetiver, Oakmoss, Sandalwood and Leather.