Ancients vs Wild Green
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
55%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Wild Green takes 1 of 1 categories.
AncientsChoose it for a woody and aromatic character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Wild GreenChoose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Ancients0/1
Wild Green1/1
- 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
- Wild Green
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
AncientsTanaïsWild GreenOriflameWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.25/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 13%Had 3%Want 85%
3.89/ 5 · 39 votes
Have 73%Had 16%Want 12%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
25%Like
25%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
4 votes · too few to score
19%Love
62%Like
12%Ok
8%Dislike
0%Hate
26 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
aromatic90%
earthy80%
fresh spicy70%
green60%
ozonic50%
aromatic100%
woody91%
earthy83%
patchouli74%
citrus65%
fresh spicy56%
Scent match55%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and earthy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
CypressPineLavenderVioletBrazilian Rosewood
Heart
Balsam FirViolet LeafGeranium
Base
Soil TinctureAtlas CedarIvyVetiverMossTonka Bean
Top
LemonPineGinger
Heart
Clary SageGeraniumPeppermint
Base
VetiverPatchouliCypress
InformationalShared notesCypress, Pine, Geranium and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer33
Fall67
Winter67
Day100
Night67
Spring100
Summer86
Fall43
Winter36
Day100
Night23
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#60,581
PerfumerTanaïs
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#18,926
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews8
Category winnerWild GreenHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotAncients opens with sharp pine needle and resinous blue cypress, cutting through cool air like foggy morning woods. Damp violet leaf and balsam fir settle over a grounding base of wet soil, atlas cedar, and earthy moss. It wears dark, green, and quiet, capturing damp forest floor rather than a barbershop herbal.
Reviews →Wild Green is a fresh aromatic fougere built around lemon, pine, ginger and cool herbal notes. It opens brisk and green, then settles into sage, peppermint, vetiver, patchouli and cypress for a clean woody-earthy dry-down. It reads mainly masculine, easygoing and daytime-friendly, with the strongest fit in spring and…
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 is better, Ancients or Wild Green?
Wild Green takes 1 of 1 categories. Ancients is rated 4.25/5 from 4 votes; Wild Green is rated 3.89/5 from 39 votes. Choose Ancients for a woody and aromatic character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Wild Green for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Do Ancients and Wild Green smell similar?
Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and earthy accords. Common notes include Cypress, Pine, Geranium and Vetiver.
Is Ancients or Wild Green better for summer or winter?
Ancients suits daytime wear; Wild Green suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Ancients and Wild Green?
Ancients has top notes of Cypress, Pine, Lavender and Violet, heart notes of Balsam Fir, Violet Leaf and Geranium, a base of Soil Tincture, Atlas Cedar, Ivy and Vetiver. Wild Green has top notes of Lemon, Pine and Ginger, heart notes of Clary Sage, Geranium and Peppermint, a base of Vetiver, Patchouli and Cypress.
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