Fragrance comparison

Best You Ever Had vs Black Cavalier XI

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 9 ratings analysed

Best You Ever Had

Albatross

—0 votes

Rank #74,233 LavenderLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Black Cavalier XI

Le Bonheur Perfumes

4.569 votes

Rank #33,829 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Black Cavalier XI takes 1 of 1 categories.

Best You Ever Had
Choose it for a lavender and leather character.
Black Cavalier XI
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Best You Ever Had0/1

Black Cavalier XI1/1

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: Black Cavalier XI

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Best You Ever HadAlbatross

Black Cavalier XILe Bonheur Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.56/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 34%Had 11%Want 55%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

67%Love

22%Like

11%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value67

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

lavender100%

leather92%

aromatic84%

warm spicy77%

vanilla69%

amber61%

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

citrus84%

vanilla77%

warm spicy69%

amber61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both aromatic, warm spicy and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitBergamotMugwortGrass

Heart

LavenderCardamomSaffronCinnamonNutmegRose

Base

LeatherTonka BeanVanillaAmberOudSandalwoodPatchouliCedarwood

Top1 to 2 hours

Orange OilBergamotSaffronMintCardamom

Heart2 to 4 hours

Red ThymeWormwoodLavenderCinnamon

Base5 to 8 hours

Tonka BeanPatchouliVanillaOakmossAmberCedarwood

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lavender, Cardamom and Saffron. Durations are only published for Black Cavalier XI, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring63

Summer50

Fall75

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men91

Unisex9

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,233

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,829

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerBlack Cavalier XIHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Albatross Best You Ever Had is a woody spicy unisex scent built around lavender and leather, with an aromatic, warm-spiced heart. It opens bright and green, grapefruit and bergamot over grass and mugwort, then turns into lavender with cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, nutmeg and a soft rose edge. The dry-down reads richer …

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Black Cavalier XI by Le Bonheur Perfumes is an oriental fougere fragrance for men launched in 2024. The opening combines bright orange oil and bergamot with refreshing mint, warm cardamom, and bittersweet saffron. As the initial citrus crispness settles, an herbal heart of red thyme, wormwood, and clean lavender emerg…

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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.

Do Best You Ever Had and Black Cavalier XI smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, warm spicy and vanilla accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lavender, Cardamom and Saffron.

Is Best You Ever Had or Black Cavalier XI better for summer or winter?

Black Cavalier XI suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Best You Ever Had and Black Cavalier XI?

Best You Ever Had has top notes of Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mugwort and Grass, heart notes of Lavender, Cardamom, Saffron and Cinnamon, a base of Leather, Tonka Bean, Vanilla and Amber. Black Cavalier XI has top notes of Orange Oil, Bergamot, Saffron and Mint, heart notes of Red Thyme, Wormwood, Lavender and Cinnamon, a base of Tonka Bean, Patchouli, Vanilla and Oakmoss.