Bas vs Violetta
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
41%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Violetta takes 1 of 1 categories.
BasChoose it for a citrus and marine character.
ViolettaChoose it for a violet and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Bas0/1
Violetta1/1
- 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
- Violetta
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
BasWittchenViolettaPenhaligon'sWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split2.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
3.82/ 5 · 613 votes
Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate0%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
100%Dislike
0%Hate
1 vote · too few to score
33%Love
48%Like
2%Ok
16%Dislike
0%Hate
553 votes
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 bothcitrus100%
marine91%
musky83%
woody74%
aromatic65%
powdery56%
violet100%
powdery90%
woody80%
fresh spicy70%
aromatic60%
floral50%
Scent match41%Some overlap · both woody, powdery and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Citruses
Heart
Sea Notes
Base
CedarMusk
Top
GeraniumCitruses
Heart
Violet
Base
MuskSandalwoodCedar
InformationalShared notesCitruses, Cedar and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonNo season votes yet
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter29
Day–
Night–
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#74,158
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews1
Overall rank#4,179
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews66
Category winnerViolettaHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotBas by Wittchen is an accessible, straightforward citrus-aromatic composition. It blends sharp, zesty citruses with salty sea notes, grounded by a clean cedar and musk base. Designed for daily wear, this scent offers a cooling effect, making it particularly useful for hot summer afternoons or gym sessions where a ligh…
Reviews →Violetta is for people who want violet to be the point, not a background flourish. It opens with a brisk geranium and citrus lift, then settles into a powdery violet heart with musky, lightly woody support. Reviewers often praise its uncandied, non-plastic violet character, though some find the vintage style, ionone-h…
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.
Which is better, Bas or Violetta?
Violetta takes 1 of 1 categories. Bas is rated 2.00/5 from 1 votes; Violetta is rated 3.82/5 from 613 votes. Choose Bas for a citrus and marine character. Choose Violetta for a violet and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Do Bas and Violetta smell similar?
Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, powdery and aromatic accords. Common notes include Citruses, Cedar and Musk.
What are the notes in Bas and Violetta?
Bas has top notes of Citruses, heart notes of Sea Notes, a base of Cedar and Musk. Violetta has top notes of Geranium and Citruses, heart notes of Violet, a base of Musk, Sandalwood and Cedar.
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