Fragrance comparison

Beirut Baklava vs Cedar Chic

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 172 ratings analysed

Beirut Baklava

Kheir Fragrance House · 2025

4.1054 votes

Rank #10,323 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Cedar Chic

Carolina Herrera

4.35118 votes

Rank #6,540 AldehydicMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cedar Chic takes 4 of 7 categories.

Beirut Baklava
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in winter, day or night wear.
Cedar Chic
Choose it for a aldehydic and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Beirut Baklava3/7

Cedar Chic4/7

Ratings & consensus: Cedar Chic
Community sentiment: Cedar Chic
Longevity: Cedar Chic
Sillage & projection: Beirut Baklava
Value for money: Beirut Baklava
Versatility: Beirut Baklava
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Cedar Chic

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Beirut BaklavaKheir Fragrance House

Cedar ChicCarolina Herrera

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.10/ 5 · 54 votes

Have 21%Had 2%Want 77%

4.35/ 5 · 118 votes

Have 18%Had 1%Want 81%

Category winnerCedar ChicRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

49%Love

31%Like

6%Ok

4%Dislike

10%Hate

49 votes

60%Love

24%Like

9%Ok

4%Dislike

3%Hate

118 votes

Category winnerCedar ChicMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityCedar Chic

SillageBeirut Baklava

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value47

¤ Price value32

Category winnerBeirut BaklavaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

powdery84%

woody77%

citrus69%

honey61%

aldehydic100%

musky92%

citrus84%

white floral77%

woody69%

powdery61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both citrus, woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Orange BlossomBergamotCardamom

Heart

VanillaBaklavaPistachioWhipped CreamHeliotrope

Base

HoneyTonka BeanLeatherCedarwoodGuaiac WoodAmberWhite Musk

Top20-30 mins

AldehydesBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

Orange Blossom

Base6-8+ hrs

White MuskCedarwood

InformationalShared notesOrange Blossom, Bergamot, Cedarwood and White Musk. Durations are only published for Cedar Chic, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring52

Summer43

Fall96

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer80

Fall0

Winter67

Day100

Night41

Category winnerBeirut BaklavaMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men6

Unisex19

Women74

Men5

Unisex40

Women55

Work 40%Casual 34%Date 17%Party 9%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,323

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched2025

Reviews24

Overall rank#6,540

PerfumerAntoine Maisondieu

Launched—

Reviews34

Category winnerCedar ChicHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Beirut Baklava is an airy pastry vanilla with honey, cardamom and a soft pistachio cream effect. It opens bright with bergamot and orange blossom, then settles into whipped cream, heliotrope and flaky bakery sweetness rather than dense syrup. The dry down can turn woodier and lightly leathery, so it feels more unisex …

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Carolina Herrera Cedar Chic delivers an intensely crisp, modern take on clean luxury. Do not expect heavy lumberyard cedar here. Instead, the opening hits with fizzy aldehydes and sparkling bergamot, resembling the scent of a freshly ironed white poplin shirt. Within twenty minutes, sweet orange blossom surfaces over …

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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.

Which is better, Beirut Baklava or Cedar Chic?

Cedar Chic takes 4 of 7 categories. Beirut Baklava is rated 4.10/5 from 54 votes; Cedar Chic is rated 4.35/5 from 118 votes. Choose Beirut Baklava for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Cedar Chic for a aldehydic and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Beirut Baklava or Cedar Chic?

Cedar Chic lasts longest (Cedar Chic 70/100, Beirut Baklava 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Beirut Baklava or Cedar Chic?

Projection is very close: Beirut Baklava 57/100, Cedar Chic 56/100 for sillage.

Do Beirut Baklava and Cedar Chic smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Cedarwood and White Musk.

Is Beirut Baklava or Cedar Chic better for summer or winter?

For summer, Cedar Chic is the stronger pick. For winter, Beirut Baklava is the stronger pick. Beirut Baklava suits day or night wear; Cedar Chic suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Beirut Baklava and Cedar Chic?

Beirut Baklava has top notes of Orange Blossom, Bergamot and Cardamom, heart notes of Vanilla, Baklava, Pistachio and Whipped Cream, a base of Honey, Tonka Bean, Leather and Cedarwood. Cedar Chic has top notes of Aldehydes and Bergamot, heart notes of Orange Blossom, a base of White Musk and Cedarwood.