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Alaska Leather vs Jour 8

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

Updated 22 ratings analysed
Very similar
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

  • Alaska Leather

    Choose it for a leather and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection.

  • Jour 8

    Choose it for a leather and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Alaska Leather1/2
Jour 81/2
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Alaska Leather
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Jour 8

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Alaska LeatherBe Style Perfumes
Jour 8Majouri
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.18/ 5 · 22 votes
Have 43%Had 5%Want 53%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

41%Love
45%Like
5%Ok
9%Dislike
0%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 Sillage75
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity67
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageAlaska Leather

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value58
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
leather100%
amber90%
aromatic80%
fresh spicy70%
warm spicy60%
animalic50%
leather100%
amber91%
warm spicy83%
aromatic74%
fresh spicy65%
animalic56%
Scent match85%Very similar · both leather, amber and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
SaffronThymeJuniper Berries
Heart
OlibanumJasmineMate
Base
LeatherSuedeAmberTonka Bean
Top30 to 45 minutes
SaffronRosemaryThyme
Heart2 to 3 hours
OlibanumJasmine
Base4 to 6 hours
SuedeLeatherAmber
InformationalShared notesSaffron, Thyme, Olibanum and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Jour 8, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring46
Summer46
Fall100
Winter92
Day73
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men65
Unisex29
Women6
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,867

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#38,938

PerfumerSophie Truitard

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerJour 8Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Alaska Leather by Be Style Perfumes opens with a dry, punchy snap of saffron, bitter thyme, and pine-sharp juniper berries. The top notes fade quickly into a smoldering, resinous heart of olibanum incense and dusty mate tea leaf, while a soft jasmine element keeps the resins from turning harsh. As it dries down, rich …

Reviews →

Jour 8 by Majouri presents an aromatic leather scent that feels sleek, smooth, and grounded. Launched in 2019 and composed by perfumer Sophie Truitard, it opens with a clean herbal burst of rosemary, culinary thyme, and earthy saffron. Rather than hitting the nose with harsh smoke or rough animalic tones, the fragranc…

Reviews →
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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which projects more, Alaska Leather or Jour 8?

Alaska Leather projects furthest (Alaska Leather 75/100, Jour 8 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Alaska Leather and Jour 8 smell similar?

Very similar: a 85% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, amber and aromatic accords. Common notes include Saffron, Thyme, Olibanum and Jasmine.

Is Alaska Leather or Jour 8 better for summer or winter?

Jour 8 suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Alaska Leather and Jour 8?

Alaska Leather has top notes of Saffron, Thyme and Juniper Berries, heart notes of Olibanum, Jasmine and Mate, a base of Leather, Suede, Amber and Tonka Bean. Jour 8 has top notes of Saffron, Rosemary and Thyme, heart notes of Olibanum and Jasmine, a base of Suede, Leather and Amber.

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