Fragrance comparison

Bat vs Jardanel

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 1,442 ratings analysed

Bat

Zoologist Perfumes

3.611,419 votes

Rank #1,914 FruityEarthy

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21%scent match

Clearly different

Jardanel

Jean Desprez

4.7423 votes

Rank #39,613 AmberBalsamic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2.

Bat
Choose it for a fruity and earthy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Jardanel
Choose it for a amber and balsamic character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Bat2/5

Jardanel2/5

Ratings & consensus: Jardanel
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Bat
Value for money: Jardanel
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bat

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BatZoologist Perfumes

JardanelJean Desprez

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.61/ 5 · 1,419 votes

Have 74%Had 26%Want 0%

4.74/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 23%Had 6%Want 71%

Category winnerJardanelRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

30%Like

8%Ok

23%Dislike

3%Hate

1,198 votes

78%Love

17%Like

4%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate93

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageBat

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value47

¤ Price value56

Category winnerJardanelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

earthy90%

sweet80%

tropical70%

woody60%

amber50%

amber100%

balsamic92%

powdery84%

warm spicy77%

sweet69%

citrus61%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both amber and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Soil TinctureBananaFruity Notes

Heart

Tropical FruitsFigGreen NotesResinsMyrrh

Base

MuskVetiverLeatherSandalwoodTonka Bean

Top

OrangeAldehydesBergamotNeroliFruity Notes

Heart

MyrrhNarcissusOrchidJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyCarnationRosePatchouli

Base

Tolu BalsamPeru BalsamCivetLeatherAmberBenzoinOakmossVanilla

InformationalShared notesFruity Notes, Myrrh and Leather. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter75

Day–

Night–

Spring50

Summer40

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men24

Unisex67

Women8

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#1,914

PerfumerEllen Covey

Launched—

Reviews299

Overall rank#39,613

PerfumerJean Desprez

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBatHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bat is an earthy tropical fragrance that opens with ripe fruit, banana and damp soil, then settles into fig, green resin, soft leather and musk. On the right skin it feels like wet stone, rainforest air and fruit pulp in a cave. It is distinctive, atmospheric and quite polarising. If you enjoy realistic soil, mineral …

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Jardanel by Jean Desprez is an elusive, vintage chypre from 1917. Built on a traditional structural spine of oakmoss, civet, and leather, it wraps a dense bouquet of narcissus, patchouli, and ylang-ylang in bright aldehydes. This rare fragrance offers collectors a stark, animalic, and resinous experience that contrast…

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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.

Which is better, Bat or Jardanel?

No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2. Bat is rated 3.61/5 from 1,419 votes; Jardanel is rated 4.74/5 from 23 votes. Choose Bat for a fruity and earthy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Jardanel for a amber and balsamic character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Bat or Jardanel?

They last about the same: Bat 78/100, Jardanel 78/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Bat or Jardanel?

Bat projects furthest (Bat 69/100, Jardanel 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bat and Jardanel smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and sweet accords. Common notes include Fruity Notes, Myrrh and Leather.

Is Bat or Jardanel better for summer or winter?

Jardanel suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bat and Jardanel?

Bat has top notes of Soil Tincture, Banana and Fruity Notes, heart notes of Tropical Fruits, Fig, Green Notes and Resins, a base of Musk, Vetiver, Leather and Sandalwood. Jardanel has top notes of Orange, Aldehydes, Bergamot and Neroli, heart notes of Myrrh, Narcissus, Orchid and Jasmine, a base of Tolu Balsam, Peru Balsam, Civet and Leather.