Fragrance comparison

Anomalo vs Tales from Zanzibar

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 900 ratings analysed

Anomalo

G-Nose Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #75,687 MarineAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Tales from Zanzibar

Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector

4.36900 votes

Rank #92 FruityCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tales from Zanzibar takes 3 of 4 categories.

Anomalo
Choose it for a marine and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection.
Tales from Zanzibar
Choose it for a fruity and citrus character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Anomalo1/4

Tales from Zanzibar3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tales from Zanzibar
Sillage & projection: Anomalo
Value for money: Tales from Zanzibar
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tales from Zanzibar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AnomaloG-Nose Perfumes

Tales from ZanzibarMemoirs Of A Perfume Collector

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

4.36/ 5 · 900 votes

Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

64%Love

24%Like

9%Ok

3%Dislike

1%Hate

558 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity82

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate87

Category winners

LongevityTales from Zanzibar

SillageAnomalo

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value55

Category winnerTales from ZanzibarBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

amber90%

oud80%

animalic70%

aromatic60%

salty50%

fruity100%

citrus92%

green84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

tropical61%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Sea waterPink Pepper

Heart3-5 hrs

Agarwood (Oud)

Base8-11 hrs

Ambergris

Top

LimeMintBlood MandarinPink Pepper

Heart

GuavaCassisCoconut

Base

Candied FruitsMuskAmbergrisMossAgarwood (Oud)

InformationalShared notesPink Pepper, Agarwood (Oud) and Ambergris. Durations are only published for Anomalo, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day85

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter9

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 32%Casual 29%Party 21%Work 18%

Men16

Unisex69

Women15

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,687

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#92

PerfumerHarry Sherwood

Launched—

Reviews208

Category winnerTales from ZanzibarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Anomalo by G-Nose Perfumes takes the salty chill of open sea water and crashes it straight into dark resinous wood. The first blast is briny and sharp. Crushed pink pepper adds an immediate prickly spark that prevents the aquatic accord from feeling like clean laundry or shower gel. Within fifteen minutes, the scent r…

Reviews →

Tales from Zanzibar by Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector opens with a sharp burst of lime, mint, and blood mandarin that hits like a cold beverage on a hot afternoon. Within minutes, fleshy green guava and creamy coconut dominate the skin, pairing bright tropical fruitiness with a dense coconut background. As it settles,…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which lasts longer, Anomalo or Tales from Zanzibar?

They last about the same: Tales from Zanzibar 82/100, Anomalo 80/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Anomalo or Tales from Zanzibar?

Anomalo projects furthest (Anomalo 75/100, Tales from Zanzibar 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Anomalo and Tales from Zanzibar smell similar?

Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Pink Pepper, Agarwood (Oud) and Ambergris.

Is Anomalo or Tales from Zanzibar better for summer or winter?

Anomalo suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Anomalo and Tales from Zanzibar?

Anomalo has top notes of Sea water and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), a base of Ambergris. Tales from Zanzibar has top notes of Lime, Mint, Blood Mandarin and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Guava, Cassis and Coconut, a base of Candied Fruits, Musk, Ambergris and Moss.