Fragrance comparison

Audition vs Masar

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 181 ratings analysed

Audition

Phronema Perfumes

4.3328 votes

Rank #21,496 VanillaSweet

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32%scent match

Clearly different

Masar

Pernoire

3.41153 votes

Rank #15,698 AnimalicAmber

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2.

Audition
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Masar
Choose it for a animalic and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Audition2/5

Masar2/5

Ratings & consensus: Audition
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Masar
Value for money: Audition
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Masar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AuditionPhronema Perfumes

MasarPernoire

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 28 votes

Have 4%Had 1%Want 95%

3.41/ 5 · 153 votes

Have 73%Had 27%Want 0%

Category winnerAuditionRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

64%Love

27%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

9%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

24%Love

31%Like

14%Ok

21%Dislike

9%Hate

153 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate60

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageMasar

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value31

Category winnerAuditionBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet91%

tobacco83%

honey74%

powdery65%

warm spicy56%

animalic100%

amber92%

sweet84%

woody77%

musky69%

tobacco61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both sweet and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VanillaTobaccoHoneyRaspberryCedarwoodTonkaCloveHeliotropeCinnamonAmbergrisBenzoinOrris

No top / heart / base split published

Top

LabdanumYuzuCinnamonClove

Heart

TobaccoHoneyAmberVanilla

Base

Animal notesBrazilian RosewoodLeatherSandalwoodTonka

InformationalShared notesVanilla, Tobacco, Honey and Tonka. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring25

Summer0

Fall75

Winter100

Day75

Night100

Spring31

Summer14

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex20

Women60

Men57

Unisex40

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,496

PerfumerWeston Adam

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#15,698

PerfumerAndreas Wilhelm

Launched—

Reviews23

Category winnerMasarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Audition by Phronema Perfumes is an unsettling, beguiling unisex fragrance launched in 2024. It opens with an intense, classical burst of raspberry and honey, quickly giving way to a darker, more complex core of tobacco, clove, and cinnamon. This scent creates a slow-burning tension, perfect for cooler evenings when y…

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Pernoire Masar opens with a sharp burst of yuzu citrus squeezed over warm clove, labdanum, and cinnamon spice. As the top notes fade on skin, thick honey and unlit tobacco leaves push forward alongside golden amber and sweet vanilla. The base settles into a heavy mix of leather, Brazilian rosewood, sandalwood, and dir…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Audition or Masar?

No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2. Audition is rated 4.33/5 from 28 votes; Masar is rated 3.41/5 from 153 votes. Choose Audition for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Masar for a animalic and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Audition or Masar?

They last about the same: Audition 77/100, Masar 77/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Audition or Masar?

Projection is very close: Masar 66/100, Audition 65/100 for sillage.

Do Audition and Masar smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and tobacco accords. Common notes include Vanilla, Tobacco, Honey and Tonka.

Is Audition or Masar better for summer or winter?

Audition suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Audition and Masar?

Audition features Vanilla, Tobacco, Honey, Raspberry and Cedarwood. Masar has top notes of Labdanum, Yuzu, Cinnamon and Clove, heart notes of Tobacco, Honey, Amber and Vanilla, a base of Animal notes, Brazilian Rosewood, Leather and Sandalwood.