Fragrance comparison

#409 Prêt à pruner vs Green Sandalwood

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 27 ratings analysed

#409 Prêt à pruner

Le Ré Noir

3.6715 votes

Rank #60,185 FruityWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

71%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Green Sandalwood

The Dua Brand

4.6712 votes

Rank #27,245 GreenWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Green Sandalwood takes 5 of 5 categories.

#409 Prêt à pruner
Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Green Sandalwood
Choose it for a green and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

#409 Prêt à pruner0/5

Green Sandalwood5/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#409 Prêt à prunerLe Ré Noir

Green SandalwoodThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 28%Had 12%Want 60%

4.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 54%Had 2%Want 45%

Category winnerGreen SandalwoodRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

13%Love

53%Like

20%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate92

Category winners

LongevityGreen Sandalwood

SillageGreen Sandalwood

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value29

¤ Price value89

Category winnerGreen SandalwoodBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

woody86%

sweet72%

green58%

fresh44%

powdery30%

green100%

woody92%

fresh84%

sweet77%

fruity69%

powdery61%

Scent match71%Closely related · both woody, fruity and green

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PlumSandalwoodFigFig Leaf

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Fig LeafSandalwoodFigViolet LeavesWhite MuskGrapefruitBergamot

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSandalwood, Fig and Fig Leaf. Durations are only published for #409 Prêt à pruner, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring60

Summer40

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night44

Spring100

Summer100

Fall86

Winter14

Day100

Night17

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex29

Women71

Casual 38%Work 35%Date 20%Party 8%

Men22

Unisex78

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#60,185

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,245

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerGreen SandalwoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Le Ré Noir #409 Prêt à pruner cuts straight to the point with a tart burst of green fig leaf and dark plum. The opening smells crisp and herbaceous. Within ten minutes, the bitter sap softens into ripe, sweet purple fruit and milky wood pulp. It feels like snapping a fig branch while slicing fresh plums on a cedar cut…

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Green Sandalwood smells like crisp green fig leaves over smooth sandalwood, with bergamot and grapefruit giving it a cool, watery lift. It opens fresh and leafy, then settles into a soft woody musk with a slightly creamy fig effect. It suits shoppers who want an easy unisex warm-weather scent that feels clean, natura…

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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, #409 Prêt à pruner or Green Sandalwood?

Green Sandalwood takes 5 of 5 categories. #409 Prêt à pruner is rated 3.67/5 from 15 votes; Green Sandalwood is rated 4.67/5 from 12 votes. Choose #409 Prêt à pruner for a fruity and woody character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Green Sandalwood for a green and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.