Fragrance comparison

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne vs Bal à Versailles

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 2,261 ratings analysed

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne

FUMparFUM

4.005 votes

Rank #55,208 WoodyAromatic

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23%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Bal à Versailles

Jean Desprez

4.152,256 votes

Rank #23,460 AmberPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bal à Versailles takes 4 of 4 categories.

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Bal à Versailles
Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne0/4

Bal à Versailles4/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Bal à Versailles
Sillage & projection: Bal à Versailles
Value for money: Bal à Versailles
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bal à Versailles

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologneFUMparFUM

Bal à VersaillesJean Desprez

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 7%Had 13%Want 80%

4.15/ 5 · 2,256 votes

Have 73%Had 27%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

20%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

20%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

47%Love

36%Like

3%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

2,256 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityBal à Versailles

SillageBal à Versailles

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value60

Category winnerBal à VersaillesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

aromatic90%

earthy80%

marine70%

ozonic60%

fresh spicy50%

amber100%

powdery92%

woody84%

animalic77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-40 mins

Ozonic notesSea waterBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

PeppermintNeroliRosemary

Base6-8+ hrs

BlackwoodCognacVetiverPatchouliMuskAmber

Top

RoseBulgarian RoseOrange BlossomJasmineRosemaryNeroliMandarin OrangeBergamot

Heart

LeatherYlang-YlangSandalwoodOrris RootPatchouliLilacVetiverLily-of-the-Valley

Base

CivetResinsTolu BalsamAmberBenzoinVanillaMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Neroli, Rosemary and Vetiver. Durations are only published for BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night79

Spring31

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Work 35%Casual 32%Date 22%Party 11%

Men4

Unisex47

Women49

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#55,208

PerfumerAistis Mickevičius

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,460

PerfumerJean Desprez

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBal à VersaillesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bestia Gentile by FUMparFUM hits the skin with an unusual shock of icy peppermint, brisk ozonic sea water, and bitter bergamot. The contrast is sharp and deliberate. Rather than fading into generic citrus water, the scent pivots quickly into an aromatic heart of rosemary and green neroli before settling onto a dense, …

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Bal a Versailles opens with a dense puff of orange blossom and powdery rose before shifting into a heavy, lived-in leather. This vintage classic suits collectors who crave dramatic, animalic warmth rather than modern clean scents. Wear it on cold winter nights when you want a rich envelope of resins and civet to cling…

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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, BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne or Bal à Versailles?

Bal à Versailles takes 4 of 4 categories. BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne is rated 4.00/5 from 5 votes; Bal à Versailles is rated 4.15/5 from 2,256 votes. Choose BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne for a woody and aromatic character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Bal à Versailles for a amber and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne or Bal à Versailles?

Bal à Versailles lasts longest (Bal à Versailles 76/100, BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne or Bal à Versailles?

Bal à Versailles projects furthest (Bal à Versailles 66/100, BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne and Bal à Versailles smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Neroli, Rosemary and Vetiver.

Is BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne or Bal à Versailles better for summer or winter?

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne and Bal à Versailles?

BESTIA GENTILE: woody cologne has top notes of Ozonic notes, Sea water and Bergamot, heart notes of Peppermint, Neroli and Rosemary, a base of Blackwood, Cognac, Vetiver and Patchouli. Bal à Versailles has top notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, heart notes of Leather, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Orris Root, a base of Civet, Resins, Tolu Balsam and Amber.