Fragrance comparison

Amour Mandarine vs Ortus Solis

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 21 ratings analysed

1 wins

Amour Mandarine

Parfums et Senteurs du Pays Basque

3.8419 votes

Rank #51,369 CitrusMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Ortus Solis

Artificium

4.002 votes

Rank #60,259 AnisSoft Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Amour Mandarine takes 1 of 1 categories.

Amour Mandarine
Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Ortus Solis
Choose it for a anis and soft spicy character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Amour Mandarine1/1

Ortus Solis0/1

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: Amour Mandarine

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Amour MandarineParfums et Senteurs du Pays Basque

Ortus SolisArtificium

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 19 votes

Have 34%Had 28%Want 38%

4.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

53%Like

0%Ok

21%Dislike

0%Hate

19 votes · too few to score

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

musky83%

sweet65%

fruity48%

powdery30%

anis100%

soft spicy92%

vanilla84%

wine77%

floral69%

citrus61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Mandarin OrangeOrangeMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

VanillaMandarin OrangeOrange

Heart

Star AniseCherry Blossom

Base

White WineSandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Orange and Musk. Durations are only published for Amour Mandarine, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer100

Fall43

Winter43

Day100

Night24

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 42%Work 33%Date 16%Party 9%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,369

PerfumerChristian Louis

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#60,259

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAmour MandarineHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Amour Mandarine smells like peeling a chilled mandarin orange with your bare hands on a warm patio. The initial spray delivers a sharp burst of sweet citrus juice and bitter peel oils. You immediately notice the tart freshness of ripe mandarin orange paired with sweet orange pulp. As the bright citrus mist settles ove…

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Ortus Solis opens with bright orange and mandarin, but it does not stay purely fresh for long. Vanilla, star anise, and a wine-like base give it a softer, spiced sweetness, with cherry blossom and musk smoothing the edges. This reads as a more unusual unisex scent than a simple citrus floral. It may suit shoppers who …

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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, Amour Mandarine or Ortus Solis?

Amour Mandarine takes 1 of 1 categories. Amour Mandarine is rated 3.84/5 from 19 votes; Ortus Solis is rated 4.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Amour Mandarine for a citrus and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Ortus Solis for a anis and soft spicy character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Do Amour Mandarine and Ortus Solis smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Orange and Musk.

Is Amour Mandarine or Ortus Solis better for summer or winter?

Amour Mandarine suits daytime wear; Ortus Solis suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Amour Mandarine and Ortus Solis?

Amour Mandarine features Mandarin Orange, Orange and Musk. Ortus Solis has top notes of Vanilla, Mandarin Orange and Orange, heart notes of Star Anise and Cherry Blossom, a base of White Wine, Sandalwood and Musk.