Fragrance comparison

Audition vs Opaline

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 77 ratings analysed

5 wins

Audition

Phronema Perfumes

4.3328 votes

Rank #21,358 VanillaSweet

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32%scent match

Clearly different

Opaline

Jorum Studio

3.9849 votes

Rank #48,382 PowderyFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Audition takes 5 of 5 categories.

Audition
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.
Opaline
Choose it for a powdery and floral character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Audition5/5

Opaline0/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AuditionPhronema Perfumes

OpalineJorum Studio

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 28 votes

Have 4%Had 1%Want 95%

3.98/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 23%Had 5%Want 72%

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

45%Love

29%Like

12%Ok

8%Dislike

6%Hate

49 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityAudition

SillageAudition

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value48

Category winnerAuditionBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet91%

tobacco83%

honey74%

powdery65%

warm spicy56%

powdery100%

floral92%

amber84%

vanilla77%

almond69%

musky61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both vanilla and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VanillaTobaccoHoneyRaspberryCedarwoodTonkaCloveHeliotropeCinnamonAmbergrisBenzoinOrris

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

OrrisHeliotropeAlmondAmbergrisMuskTonkaPeonyAngelicaVanillaJasmineCarrotSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesVanilla, Tonka, Heliotrope and Ambergris. 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

Spring100

Summer80

Fall100

Winter80

Day100

Night73

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex20

Women60

Men6

Unisex41

Women53

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,358

PerfumerWeston Adam

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#48,382

PerfumerEuan McCall

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAuditionHigher 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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Opaline by Jorum Studio delivers a soft, powdery cloud of orris and clean musk on the skin. It wears like a quiet, textured second skin, making it an easy companion for low-key daytime wear during crisp spring mornings or dry autumn afternoons.

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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 Opaline?

Audition takes 5 of 5 categories. Audition is rated 4.33/5 from 28 votes; Opaline is rated 3.98/5 from 49 votes. Choose Audition for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Opaline for a powdery and floral character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Audition or Opaline?

Audition lasts longest (Audition 77/100, Opaline 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Audition or Opaline?

Audition projects furthest (Audition 65/100, Opaline 46/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Audition and Opaline smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla and powdery accords. Common notes include Vanilla, Tonka, Heliotrope and Ambergris.