Fragrance comparison

Ame Noire vs Alpha

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 31 ratings analysed

Ame Noire

Mansfield

4.0011 votes

Rank #57,170 PowderyViolet

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27%scent match

Clearly different

Alpha

G Parfums

3.7520 votes

Rank #44,470 LeatherMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 6 categories split 3–3.

Ame Noire
Choose it for a powdery and violet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in winter, evening wear.
Alpha
Choose it for a leather and musky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Ame Noire3/6

Alpha3/6

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ame NoireMansfield

AlphaG Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 76%

3.75/ 5 · 20 votes

Have 19%Had 9%Want 72%

Category winnerAme NoireRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

27%Love

55%Like

9%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

30%Love

45%Like

0%Ok

20%Dislike

5%Hate

20 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity89

〰 Sillage77

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityAlpha

SillageAlpha

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value63

¤ Price value25

Category winnerAme NoireBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

violet91%

woody83%

warm spicy74%

leather65%

oud56%

leather100%

musky91%

animalic83%

smoky74%

woody65%

amber56%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both leather and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Saffron

Heart3-4 hrs

VioletAgarwood (Oud)

Base7-10+ hrs

SandalwoodLeather

Notes

LeatherCivetCastoreumMuskAgarwood (Oud)BirchSaffronPeru BalsamOlibanumPatchouliTonka BeanAmber

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerAme NoireLongest dry-down: 7-10+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer14

Fall86

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men40

Unisex40

Women20

Men75

Unisex25

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,170

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#44,470

PerfumerOleg Grabchuk

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAlphaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mansfield Ame Noire hits the air with a dry, bittersweet blast of red saffron. It smells serious right away. Within minutes, a cool, powdery violet emerges to soften the sharp medicinal edge. This is not a candy floral. Instead, the violet wraps around a smoky core of dark agarwood oud and smooth cedar-toned sandalwoo…

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Alpha by G Parfums is an unapologetic, smoky leather fragrance built around raw birch tar, castoreum, and warm saffron. It smells dense. You get a bold opening of tannery leather and sharp resin before a dark heart of oud and animalic musk emerges. Oleg Grabchuk designed this blend for cold weather, open outdoor air, …

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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, Ame Noire or Alpha?

No clear winner: the 6 categories split 3–3. Ame Noire is rated 4.00/5 from 11 votes; Alpha is rated 3.75/5 from 20 votes. Choose Ame Noire for a powdery and violet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Alpha for a leather and musky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Ame Noire or Alpha?

Alpha lasts longest (Alpha 89/100, Ame Noire 76/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ame Noire or Alpha?

Alpha projects furthest (Alpha 77/100, Ame Noire 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Ame Noire and Alpha smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather and woody accords. Common notes include Saffron, Agarwood (Oud) and Leather.

Is Ame Noire or Alpha better for summer or winter?

Ame Noire suits evening wear; Alpha suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ame Noire and Alpha?

Ame Noire has top notes of Saffron, heart notes of Violet and Agarwood (Oud), a base of Sandalwood and Leather. Alpha features Leather, Civet, Castoreum, Musk and Agarwood (Oud).