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Armonie vs Fancy Red

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

Updated 71 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Fancy Red takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Armonie

    Choose it for a white floral and citrus character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

  • Fancy Red

    Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Armonie1/4
Fancy Red3/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Fancy Red
Sillage & projection
Fancy Red
Value for money
Armonie
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Fancy Red

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
ArmonieL'Amande
Fancy RedOrlov Paris
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.14/ 5 · 7 votes
Have 56%Had 7%Want 37%
3.50/ 5 · 64 votes
Have 45%Had 23%Want 32%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
14%Love
86%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

27%Love
31%Like
16%Ok
19%Dislike
8%Hate

64 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate79
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage64
♥ Love / hate63
Category winners

LongevityFancy Red

SillageFancy Red

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value88
¤ Price value48
Category winnerArmonieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
white floral100%
citrus91%
yellow floral83%
sweet74%
woody65%
musky56%
woody100%
citrus90%
yellow floral80%
white floral70%
sweet60%
soft spicy50%
Scent match66%Closely related · both citrus, white floral and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
Sweet OrangeMandarin OrangeBitter OrangeLemon
Heart2-3 hrs
Ylang-YlangOrange BlossomJasmineRose
Base4-6 hrs
White MuskCedarAmberVanilla
Top
Pink PepperBitter OrangeMandarin OrangeBergamot
Heart
Ylang-YlangJasmine
Base
CedarAmberwoodAkigalawood
InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Bitter Orange, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Armonie, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring60
Summer100
Fall20
Winter0
Day100
Night–
Spring100
Summer76
Fall57
Winter29
Day100
Night33
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
Men0
Unisex32
Women68
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#58,050

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#28,231

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerFancy RedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Armonie by L'Amande smells like peeling a chilled mandarin in a sunlit citrus grove right after an early morning shower. The opening hits with a bright burst of sweet orange, bitter orange, and tart lemon, delivering an instant jolt of clean sunshine without smelling like floor cleaner. As the initial sharpness settle…

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Fancy Red opens with bright citrus, pink pepper and a woody snap, then settles into jasmine and ylang-ylang over clean amber woods. It reads polished, floral and woody, with a soapy, peppered texture that some wearers enjoy and others find synthetic or sharp. Best sampled first if you are sensitive to indolic white f…

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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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Armonie or Fancy Red?

Fancy Red takes 3 of 4 categories. Armonie is rated 4.14/5 from 7 votes; Fancy Red is rated 3.50/5 from 64 votes. Choose Armonie for a white floral and citrus character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Fancy Red for a woody and citrus character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Armonie or Fancy Red?

They last about the same: Fancy Red 72/100, Armonie 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Armonie or Fancy Red?

Fancy Red projects furthest (Fancy Red 64/100, Armonie 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Armonie and Fancy Red smell similar?

Closely related: a 66% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, white floral and woody accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Bitter Orange, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine.

Is Armonie or Fancy Red better for summer or winter?

Armonie suits daytime wear; Fancy Red suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Armonie and Fancy Red?

Armonie has top notes of Sweet Orange, Mandarin Orange, Bitter Orange and Lemon, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Orange Blossom, Jasmine and Rose, a base of White Musk, Cedar, Amber and Vanilla. Fancy Red has top notes of Pink Pepper, Bitter Orange, Mandarin Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Cedar, Amberwood and Akigalawood.

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