Fragrance comparison

Bal de Bain vs Brio

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 3 ratings analysed

1 wins

Bal de Bain

Regency Cosmetics

4.333 votes

Rank #43,716 WoodyEarthy

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56%scent match

Closely related

Brio

Alfred Lane

—0 votes

Rank #70,921 AromaticWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bal de Bain takes 1 of 1 categories.

Bal de Bain
Choose it for a woody and earthy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Brio
Choose it for a aromatic and warm spicy character. Best in spring, evening wear.

Bal de Bain1/1

Brio0/1

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): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bal de Bain

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bal de BainRegency Cosmetics

BrioAlfred Lane

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 11%Had 16%Want 74%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity30

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

earthy86%

white floral72%

aromatic58%

patchouli44%

warm spicy30%

aromatic100%

warm spicy83%

woody65%

earthy48%

green30%

Scent match56%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and earthy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VetiverJasminePatchouliSpicesSandalwoodRose

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

VetiverSpices

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesVetiver and Spices. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,716

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#70,921

PerfumerRafael Hernandez

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBal de BainHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bal de Bain by Regency Cosmetics is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Bal de Bain was launched in 1966. From the way people describe wearing it, this comes across best as an easygoing style that many people can appreciate quickly. Taken together, the feedback points to a scent that feels easy to understand on fir…

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Brio by Alfred Lane is a Aromatic Spicy fragrance for men. Brio was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Rafael Hernandez.

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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.