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Bagunça vs Recria

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

Updated 128 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Recria takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Bagunça

    Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Recria

    Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.

Bagunça1/4
Recria3/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Recria
Sillage & projection
Bagunça
Value for money
Recria
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Recria

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
BagunçaL’Occitane Au Brésil
RecriaNatura
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.33/ 5 · 9 votes
Have 15%Had 11%Want 74%
4.09/ 5 · 119 votes
Have 54%Had 32%Want 14%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
11%Love
33%Like
33%Ok
22%Dislike
0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

31%Love
54%Like
10%Ok
3%Dislike
2%Hate

119 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity56
〰 Sillage57
♥ Love / hate58
⏱ Longevity59
〰 Sillage52
♥ Love / hate77
Category winners

LongevityRecria

SillageBagunça

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value25
¤ Price value77
Category winnerRecriaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
powdery92%
floral84%
musky77%
tropical69%
fruity61%
citrus100%
fresh spicy91%
woody83%
aromatic74%
lavender65%
powdery56%
Scent match33%Clearly different · both woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
Tropical Fruits
Heart2-3 hrs
Floral Notes
Base4-6 hrs
SandalowoodMusk
Top
BergamotGingerGrapefruit
Heart
LavenderFloral NotesWoodsy Notes
Base
MuskCedarSandalowood
InformationalShared notesFloral Notes, Sandalowood and Musk. Durations are only published for Bagunça, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer100
Fall75
Winter75
Day100
Night35
Spring90
Summer100
Fall35
Winter10
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
Casual 46%Work 26%Date 16%Party 12%
Men88
Unisex9
Women4
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,841

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#24,962

PerfumerClement Gavarry, Verônica Kato, Yves Cassar

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerRecriaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

L’Occitane Au Brésil Bagunça is a breezy floral fruity fragrance with a playful, unpretentious spirit. It begins with a lively burst of sweet tropical fruits before easing into dewy floral notes and a comforting bed of creamy sandalwood and clean musk. You get instant sunshine in a bottle. The first spray reveals juic…

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Recria opens with bright grapefruit and bergamot, sharpened by ginger, then settles into a clean lavender and wood accord over soft musk, cedar, and sandalwood. It reads fresh, aromatic, and lightly powdery. This is the kind of scent that suits warm weather, daily wear, and men who want something easy, polished, and n…

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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, Bagunça or Recria?

Recria takes 3 of 4 categories. Bagunça is rated 3.33/5 from 9 votes; Recria is rated 4.09/5 from 119 votes. Choose Bagunça for a woody and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Recria for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.

Which lasts longer, Bagunça or Recria?

Recria lasts longest (Recria 59/100, Bagunça 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Bagunça or Recria?

Bagunça projects furthest (Bagunça 57/100, Recria 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bagunça and Recria smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Floral Notes, Sandalowood and Musk.

Is Bagunça or Recria better for summer or winter?

Bagunça suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bagunça and Recria?

Bagunça has top notes of Tropical Fruits, heart notes of Floral Notes, a base of Sandalowood and Musk. Recria has top notes of Bergamot, Ginger and Grapefruit, heart notes of Lavender, Floral Notes and Woodsy Notes, a base of Musk, Cedar and Sandalowood.

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