Fragrance comparison

Agar Wood vs L'Eau du Navigateur

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 530 ratings analysed

Agar Wood

Vinci

2.333 votes

Rank #67,672 CannabisOud

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24%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

L'Eau du Navigateur

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.18527 votes

Rank #4,328 Warm SpicyWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 4 categories.

Agar Wood
Choose it for a cannabis and oud character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
L'Eau du Navigateur
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Agar Wood1/4

L'Eau du Navigateur3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: L'Eau du Navigateur
Sillage & projection: L'Eau du Navigateur
Value for money: Agar Wood
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: L'Eau du Navigateur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Agar WoodVinci

L'Eau du NavigateurL'Artisan Parfumeur

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%

4.18/ 5 · 527 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

67%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

43%Love

44%Like

2%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

527 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate33

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityL'Eau du Navigateur

SillageL'Eau du Navigateur

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value52

Category winnerAgar WoodBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cannabis100%

oud91%

aromatic83%

smoky74%

coffee65%

tobacco56%

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

coffee69%

balsamic61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both coffee and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

cannabisGreen Notes

Heart

TobaccoResinWoody Notes

Base

OudCoffeeIncense

Notes

SpicesRumTobaccoWoodsy NotesCoffeeResinIncenseLeatherMyrrhCedarFloral Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Resin, Coffee and Incense. Durations are only published for L'Eau du Navigateur, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall50

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring35

Summer25

Fall100

Winter74

Day56

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men49

Unisex49

Women3

Casual 35%Date 30%Work 19%Party 16%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#67,672

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#4,328

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Francois Laporte

Launched—

Reviews34

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Agar Wood by Vinci brings a dry, smoky attitude to masculine woody scents. Built around a green, leafy cannabis opening and a dark, resinous base, it fits perfectly in cold weather. It is a structured perfume for winter nights, designed for those who prefer unrefined, earthy notes over clean office scents.

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L'Eau du Navigateur opens with an immediate kick of dark roasted coffee beans, sweet pipe tobacco, and aged dark rum. Created in 1979 by Jean-Claude Ellena and Jean-Francois Laporte, this pioneering woody spicy blend smells like the hold of a historic wooden trading vessel packed with dried spices, resins, and leather…

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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 Wood or L'Eau du Navigateur?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 4 categories. Agar Wood is rated 2.33/5 from 3 votes; L'Eau du Navigateur is rated 4.18/5 from 527 votes. Choose Agar Wood for a cannabis and oud character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose L'Eau du Navigateur for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Agar Wood or L'Eau du Navigateur?

L'Eau du Navigateur lasts longest (L'Eau du Navigateur 68/100, Agar Wood 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Agar Wood or L'Eau du Navigateur?

L'Eau du Navigateur projects furthest (L'Eau du Navigateur 60/100, Agar Wood 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Agar Wood and L'Eau du Navigateur smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share coffee and tobacco accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Resin, Coffee and Incense.

Is Agar Wood or L'Eau du Navigateur better for summer or winter?

Agar Wood suits evening wear; L'Eau du Navigateur suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Agar Wood and L'Eau du Navigateur?

Agar Wood has top notes of cannabis and Green Notes, heart notes of Tobacco, Resin and Woody Notes, a base of Oud, Coffee and Incense. L'Eau du Navigateur features Spices, Rum, Tobacco, Woodsy Notes and Coffee.