Fragrance comparison

400 vs 4MBROX

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 45 ratings analysed

400

ScentBar

4.006 votes

Rank #53,657 AmberMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

81%scent match

Very similar

3 wins

4MBROX

Zara

4.2339 votes

Rank #10,157 MuskyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

4MBROX takes 3 of 4 categories.

400
Choose it for a amber and musky character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, day or night wear.
4MBROX
Choose it for a musky and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

4001/4

4MBROX3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: 400
Sillage & projection: 4MBROX
Value for money: 4MBROX
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: 4MBROX

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

400ScentBar

4MBROXZara

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 6%Had 6%Want 88%

4.23/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 26%Had 11%Want 63%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

17%Love

67%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

38%Love

54%Like

0%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

39 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

Longevity400

Sillage4MBROX

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price value96

Category winner4MBROXBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

musky83%

woody65%

animalic48%

powdery30%

musky100%

amber83%

powdery65%

woody48%

animalic30%

Scent match81%Very similar · both amber, musky and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Ambergris

Heart

AmbroxanCedar

Base

MuskRose

Notes

AmbroxanMuskCedar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAmbroxan, Cedar and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer67

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer83

Fall75

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men83

Unisex0

Women17

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#53,657

PerfumerViola Pompili

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#10,157

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews19

Category winner4MBROXHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

400 by ScentBar presents an amber-forward, unisex scent profile grounded in modern aromachemicals. Ambergris sets the tone immediately upon application, shifting through a woody heart of ambroxan and cedar before settling into a musk and rose dry-down. It functions best as an approachable, daily-wear fragrance for tho…

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Zara 4MBROX opens with an intense blast of synthetic Ambroxan that settles into dry cedar wood and light musk. The fragrance feels warm, clean, and intentionally minimalist on skin, resembling glossy magazine paper or heated cedar shavings. Rather than building complex layers, it maintains a single linear profile from…

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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, 400 or 4MBROX?

4MBROX takes 3 of 4 categories. 400 is rated 4.00/5 from 6 votes; 4MBROX is rated 4.23/5 from 39 votes. Choose 400 for a amber and musky character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose 4MBROX for a musky and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.