Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne vs Celestial Man
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
44%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne takes 1 of 1 categories.
Bal à Versailles Eau de CologneChoose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Celestial ManChoose it for a woody and aromatic character.
Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne1/1
Celestial Man0/1
- 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 à Versailles Eau de Cologne
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Bal à Versailles Eau de CologneJean DesprezCelestial ManAinash ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.41/ 5 · 179 votes
Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate58%Love
34%Like
3%Ok
4%Dislike
2%Hate
179 votes
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
woody92%
powdery84%
white floral77%
citrus69%
musky61%
woody100%
aromatic92%
white floral84%
earthy77%
powdery69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match44%Some overlap · both woody, white floral and powdery
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Orange BlossomJasmineCassiaNeroliBergamotBulgarian RoseLemonMandarin Orange
Heart
Ylang-YlangSandalwoodVetiverOrris RootLeatherLily-of-the-ValleyLilacPatchouli
Base
CivetAmberTolu BalsamMuskResinsBenzoinVanilaCedar
Top
Pink PepperPetitgrainRosemary
Heart
Ylang-YlangOrris RootJasmineNeroli
Base
SandalwoodPatchouliVetiverCedar
InformationalShared notesJasmine, Neroli, Ylang-Ylang and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring61
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#26,946
PerfumerJean Desprez
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#75,348
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerBal à Versailles Eau de CologneHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotJean Desprez Bal a Versailles Eau de Cologne is a warm, powdery floral that brings a dry, skin-like animalic musk to the forefront. This 1962 composition opens with orange blossom and rosemary, shifting to a heart of leather and sandalwood before settling into a deep civet base. It is a fragrance built for cold winter…
Reviews →Celestial Man reads as a polished woody aromatic with a floral, powdery core. Pink pepper, petitgrain and rosemary give the opening a crisp lift, then neroli, jasmine and orris soften it into something smoother and more dressed up. As it settles, sandalwood, vetiver, cedar and patchouli keep it dry, structured and mas…
Reviews →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 Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne and Celestial Man smell similar?
Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, white floral and powdery accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Neroli, Ylang-Ylang and Sandalwood.
What are the notes in Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne and Celestial Man?
Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne has top notes of Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Cassia and Neroli, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Vetiver and Orris Root, a base of Civet, Amber, Tolu Balsam and Musk. Celestial Man has top notes of Pink Pepper, Petitgrain and Rosemary, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Orris Root, Jasmine and Neroli, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vetiver and Cedar.
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