Fragrance comparison

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom vs Blue Wood Elixir

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom

Parfums de la Bastide

4.001 votes

Rank #63,717 WoodyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

Blue Wood Elixir

Mith

4.297 votes

Rank #34,994 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Blue Wood Elixir takes 4 of 4 categories.

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom
Choose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Blue Wood Elixir
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom0/4

Blue Wood Elixir4/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Blue Wood Elixir
Sillage & projection: Blue Wood Elixir
Value for money: Blue Wood Elixir
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Blue Wood Elixir

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ardent Cedar & CardamomParfums de la Bastide

Blue Wood ElixirMith

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%

4.29/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 25%Had 17%Want 58%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

43%Love

43%Like

14%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityBlue Wood Elixir

SillageBlue Wood Elixir

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value70

Category winnerBlue Wood ElixirBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

fresh spicy86%

aromatic72%

warm spicy58%

powdery44%

vanilla30%

citrus100%

aromatic91%

woody83%

fresh spicy74%

warm spicy65%

musky56%

Scent match55%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Cashmere WoodSandalwoodCedarwoodCardamomVanillaCypressNutmegCumin

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CardamomMandarinOrangeLemon

Heart

NutmegRosemaryCypressFloral Notes

Base

CedarwoodPatchouliLabdanumMusk

InformationalShared notesCedarwood, Cardamom, Cypress and Nutmeg. Durations are only published for Ardent Cedar & Cardamom, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day79

Night100

Spring83

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Work 32%Casual 30%Date 27%Party 11%

Men80

Unisex20

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#63,717

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#34,994

PerfumerHamid Merati-Kashani

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerBlue Wood ElixirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom opens with a quick blast of green cypress and dry cardamom before warming up into earthy woods. The first three minutes carry a prickly alcohol lift. Then the spices settle down nicely. Virginian cedarwood drives the core of this scent, backed by creamy Australian sandalwood and a pinch of grou…

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Blue Wood Elixir opens bright and spicy, with citrus and cardamom up front before cypress, rosemary and nutmeg add a cool aromatic edge. The dry-down turns smoother and woodier, with cedar, patchouli, labdanum and musk giving it a polished, slightly resinous finish. It reads like a fresh woody oriental with a masculin…

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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, Ardent Cedar & Cardamom or Blue Wood Elixir?

Blue Wood Elixir takes 4 of 4 categories. Ardent Cedar & Cardamom is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Blue Wood Elixir is rated 4.29/5 from 7 votes. Choose Ardent Cedar & Cardamom for a woody and fresh spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Blue Wood Elixir for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Ardent Cedar & Cardamom or Blue Wood Elixir?

Blue Wood Elixir lasts longest (Blue Wood Elixir 76/100, Ardent Cedar & Cardamom 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ardent Cedar & Cardamom or Blue Wood Elixir?

Blue Wood Elixir projects furthest (Blue Wood Elixir 55/100, Ardent Cedar & Cardamom 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Ardent Cedar & Cardamom and Blue Wood Elixir smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Cedarwood, Cardamom, Cypress and Nutmeg.

Is Ardent Cedar & Cardamom or Blue Wood Elixir better for summer or winter?

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom suits evening wear; Blue Wood Elixir suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ardent Cedar & Cardamom and Blue Wood Elixir?

Ardent Cedar & Cardamom features Cashmere Wood, Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Cardamom and Vanilla. Blue Wood Elixir has top notes of Cardamom, Mandarin, Orange and Lemon, heart notes of Nutmeg, Rosemary, Cypress and Floral Notes, a base of Cedarwood, Patchouli, Labdanum and Musk.