Fragrance comparison

Amour Mandarine vs Stay Home

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 26 ratings analysed

3 wins

Amour Mandarine

Parfums et Senteurs du Pays Basque

3.8419 votes

Rank #51,369 CitrusMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

47%scent match

Some overlap

Stay Home

Alexandria Fragrances

3.717 votes

Rank #57,788 CitrusGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Amour Mandarine takes 3 of 4 categories.

Amour Mandarine
Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Stay Home
Choose it for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Amour Mandarine3/4

Stay Home1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Amour Mandarine
Sillage & projection: Stay Home
Value for money: Amour Mandarine
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

Stay HomeAlexandria Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 19 votes

Have 34%Had 28%Want 38%

3.71/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 75%Had 6%Want 19%

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

43%Love

14%Like

29%Ok

0%Dislike

14%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevityAmour Mandarine

SillageStay Home

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value58

Category winnerAmour MandarineBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

musky83%

sweet65%

fruity48%

powdery30%

citrus100%

green92%

aromatic84%

fresh spicy77%

musky69%

ozonic61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both citrus and musky

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

Notes

BasilMandarin OrangeOrangeMintViolet LeafTonka BeanMusk

No top / heart / base split published

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

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

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%

Men67

Unisex17

Women17

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,369

PerfumerChristian Louis

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#57,788

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…

Reviews →

Stay Home opens as a bright citrus aromatic with mandarin, orange, basil, and mint up front, then settles into a greener, muskier finish with a soft tonka sweetness. It reads clean, energetic, and easy to wear, especially if you like fresh fragrances with a slightly sweet base rather than a sharp, purely cologne-like …

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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 Stay Home?

Amour Mandarine takes 3 of 4 categories. Amour Mandarine is rated 3.84/5 from 19 votes; Stay Home is rated 3.71/5 from 7 votes. Choose Amour Mandarine for a citrus and musky character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Stay Home for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.