Fragrance comparison

Bad Boy Le Parfum vs Error 416

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 2,834 ratings analysed

2 wins

Bad Boy Le Parfum

Carolina Herrera

3.752,834 votes

Rank #2,554 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

100%scent match

Very similar

Error 416

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,128 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bad Boy Le Parfum takes 2 of 2 categories.

Bad Boy Le Parfum
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Error 416
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character.

Bad Boy Le Parfum2/2

Error 4160/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bad Boy Le ParfumCarolina Herrera

Error 416The Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 2,834 votes

Have 85%Had 15%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 20%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

43%Love

23%Like

10%Ok

12%Dislike

12%Hate

2,834 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

cannabis84%

citrus77%

leather69%

herbal61%

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

cannabis84%

citrus77%

leather69%

herbal61%

Scent match100%Very similar · both aromatic, fresh spicy and cannabis

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

cannabisGrapefruit

Heart2-3 hrs

Black PepperGeranium

Base6-8+ hrs

LeatherVetiver

Notes

Black PepperGrapefruitGeraniumcannabisLeatherVetiver

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerBad Boy Le ParfumLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring86

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day50

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men93

Unisex6

Women1

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,554

PerfumerBruno Jovanovic, Fanny Bal, Nicolas Beaulieu

Launched—

Reviews207

Overall rank#79,128

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBad Boy Le ParfumHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Le Parfum takes a sharp detour from the sweet tonka trends of modern designer colognes. It opens with an unmistakable shock of pungent cannabis leaf cut by bitter, mouth-puckering grapefruit. Do not panic during the first five minutes. That sharp alcohol surge softens quickly as a gritty black…

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Error 416 by The Dua Brand is a dry, pungent leather fragrance built around an unconventional mix of cannabis, bitter citrus, and dark woods. It opens with sharp grapefruit and biting black pepper that quickly give way to a resinous, herbal core of geranium and cannabis. In the dry-down, earthy vetiver and rough leath…

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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.

Do Bad Boy Le Parfum and Error 416 smell similar?

Very similar: a 100% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, fresh spicy and cannabis accords. Common notes include cannabis, Grapefruit, Black Pepper and Geranium.

Is Bad Boy Le Parfum or Error 416 better for summer or winter?

Bad Boy Le Parfum suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bad Boy Le Parfum and Error 416?

Bad Boy Le Parfum has top notes of cannabis and Grapefruit, heart notes of Black Pepper and Geranium, a base of Leather and Vetiver. Error 416 features Black Pepper, Grapefruit, Geranium, cannabis and Leather.