Fragrance comparison

Agar Intense vs Sorciere

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 48 ratings analysed

Agar Intense

Alexandria Fragrances

3.8239 votes

Rank #28,924 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

47%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Sorciere

Ava Luxe

4.449 votes

Rank #12,880 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sorciere takes 3 of 4 categories.

Agar Intense
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Sorciere
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Agar Intense1/4

Sorciere3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Agar IntenseAlexandria Fragrances

SorciereAva Luxe

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.82/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 50%Had 8%Want 42%

4.44/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 2%Had 0%Want 98%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

26%Like

8%Ok

15%Dislike

8%Hate

39 votes

67%Love

22%Like

0%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity97

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevitySorciere

SillageAgar Intense

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value64

¤ Price value94

Category winnerSorciereBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

aromatic91%

leather83%

fresh spicy74%

musky65%

smoky56%

woody100%

aromatic92%

powdery84%

fresh spicy77%

white floral69%

yellow floral61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both woody, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CastoreumCypressJuniperAgarwood (Oud)AngelicaGinger

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

DaturaYlang-YlangIrisVetiverAngelicaCypressFirAgarwood (Oud)Sandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCypress, Agarwood (Oud) and Angelica. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer29

Fall100

Winter93

Day93

Night100

Spring96

Summer92

Fall96

Winter100

Day100

Night89

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men75

Unisex13

Women13

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,924

PerfumerHany Hafez

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#12,880

PerfumerSerena Ava Franco

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerSorciereHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Agar Intense is a dark, aromatic wood scent built around oud, cypress, juniper and ginger, with castoreum giving it a leathery, animalic edge. It opens sharp and green, then settles into something smokier, drier and more resinous. This reads bold, rugged and more masculine in style, though it is sold as unisex. If you…

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Sorciere is a dark floral woods fragrance built around ylang ylang, datura, vetiver, fir, angelica, iris, sandalwood and oud. On skin, reviewers describe a maple-like spicy opening, green fir and vetiver, then heady yellow-white florals with smoke and balsamic woods. It seems most convincing in cold weather, where the…

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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, Agar Intense or Sorciere?

Sorciere takes 3 of 4 categories. Agar Intense is rated 3.82/5 from 39 votes; Sorciere is rated 4.44/5 from 9 votes. Choose Agar Intense for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Sorciere for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Agar Intense or Sorciere?

Sorciere lasts longest (Sorciere 97/100, Agar Intense 76/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Agar Intense or Sorciere?

Agar Intense projects furthest (Agar Intense 68/100, Sorciere 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Agar Intense and Sorciere smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Cypress, Agarwood (Oud) and Angelica.