Fragrance comparison

BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre vs Sin City

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 179 ratings analysed

1 wins

BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre

Max Azria

3.85179 votes

Rank #8,311 FruityWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

Sin City

Poesie

—0 votes

Rank #73,834 Fresh SpicyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre takes 1 of 1 categories.

BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre
Choose it for a fruity and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Sin City
Choose it for a fresh spicy and fruity character.

BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre1/1

Sin City0/1

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: BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BCBG Max Azria Bon GenreMax Azria

Sin CityPoesie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 179 votes

Have 51%Had 17%Want 32%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 5%Had 0%Want 95%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

52%Like

6%Ok

17%Dislike

0%Hate

179 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

sweet77%

patchouli69%

white floral61%

fresh spicy100%

fruity92%

vanilla84%

wine77%

woody69%

sweet61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both fruity, woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Red BerriesLitchiBlack PepperBergamot

Heart

OrchidJasmineCardamomTuberose

Base

PatchouliVanillaAmberSandalwood

Notes

Black PepperRed WineRed BerriesVanillaOak

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesRed Berries, Black Pepper and Vanilla. 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

Winter66

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex5

Women95

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,311

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews36

Overall rank#73,834

PerfumerJoelle Nealy

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBCBG Max Azria Bon GenreHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bon Genre is a fruity, spicy floral with a darker twist. It opens on litchi, red berries, bergamot and black pepper, then settles into tuberose, jasmine and orchid over patchouli, amber, sandalwood and vanilla. On skin it usually reads warm, sweet and slightly mysterious rather than loud. Reviews point to a soft, clos…

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Sin City by Poesie hits the skin with a sharp crack of black pepper floating over a dark glass of red wine. Red berries soak in the background, cutting through the initial tannic dryness with a soft, jammy sweetness. As the liquid warms on skin, boozy vanilla and creamy oak wood take over, softening the spice into a c…

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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.

Do BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre and Sin City smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Red Berries, Black Pepper and Vanilla.

What are the notes in BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre and Sin City?

BCBG Max Azria Bon Genre has top notes of Red Berries, Litchi, Black Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Orchid, Jasmine, Cardamom and Tuberose, a base of Patchouli, Vanilla, Amber and Sandalwood. Sin City features Black Pepper, Red Wine, Red Berries, Vanilla and Oak.