Fragrance comparison

Act 1 vs Hypnotic

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 72 ratings analysed

1 wins

Act 1

Pantomime

4.0372 votes

Rank #16,280 MuskyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

8%scent match

Clearly different

Hypnotic

Asad Siddiki

—0 votes

Rank #67,366 IrisWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Act 1 takes 1 of 1 categories.

Act 1
Choose it for a musky and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Hypnotic
Choose it for a iris and woody character.

Act 11/1

Hypnotic0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Act 1

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Act 1Pantomime

HypnoticAsad Siddiki

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.03/ 5 · 72 votes

Have 25%Had 9%Want 66%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

35%Like

18%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

72 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value36

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

musky100%

amber65%

balsamic30%

iris100%

woody92%

cacao84%

citrus77%

powdery69%

violet61%

Scent match8%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

AmbrettolideAmbrette

No top / heart / base split published

Top

IrisCitrusesLavender

Heart

Cacao PodAmbrettePearSage

Base

Woody NotesAmbrettolideVanilla

InformationalShared notesAmbrettolide and Ambrette. Durations are only published for Act 1, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer52

Fall56

Winter52

Day100

Night41

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex40

Women57

Casual 39%Work 34%Date 20%Party 7%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,280

PerfumerFredrik Dalman

Launched—

Reviews9

Overall rank#67,366

PerfumerAsad Ali Siddiki

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAct 1Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pantomime Act 1 focuses on a quiet, tactile blend of ambrette seed, ambrettolide, and an unlisted milky fig accord that feels like soft suede on clean skin. It does not shout. Instead, the opening delivers a brief flash of green sap before smoothing out into creamy amber warmth and sweet vegetal musk. You get the comf…

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Hypnotic pairs iris, citrus and lavender with a softer heart of pear, cacao pod, sage and ambrette. It reads like a powdery woody musk with a gentle fruity sweetness rather than a loud gourmand style. The vanilla, woods and ambrettolide in the base suggest a smooth, musky dry-down. If you like modern unisex scents wit…

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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.

Do Act 1 and Hypnotic smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Ambrettolide and Ambrette.

Is Act 1 or Hypnotic better for summer or winter?

Act 1 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Act 1 and Hypnotic?

Act 1 features Ambrettolide and Ambrette. Hypnotic has top notes of Iris, Citruses and Lavender, heart notes of Cacao Pod, Ambrette, Pear and Sage, a base of Woody Notes, Ambrettolide and Vanilla.