Fragrance comparison

Bijou Zafran vs Perdas

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 7 ratings analysed

1 wins

Bijou Zafran

Ormonde Jayne

4.297 votes

Rank #38,348 WoodyEarthy

Full profile Similar & dupes

64%scent match

Closely related

Perdas

Antonio Marras

—0 votes

Rank #71,906 LeatherWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bijou Zafran takes 1 of 1 categories.

Bijou Zafran
Choose it for a woody and earthy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Perdas
Choose it for a leather and warm spicy character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Bijou Zafran1/1

Perdas0/1

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: Bijou Zafran

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bijou ZafranOrmonde Jayne

PerdasAntonio Marras

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.29/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 21%Had 5%Want 74%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

71%Love

14%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

14%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity93

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value58

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

earthy92%

leather84%

warm spicy77%

mineral69%

patchouli61%

leather100%

warm spicy92%

iris84%

patchouli77%

earthy69%

woody61%

Scent match64%Closely related · both leather, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SaffronPear

Heart

CypriolIrisBenzoin

Base

Mineral notesLeatherPatchouliVanilla BeanMuskAmber

Notes

PatchouliSaffronLeatherIris

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Iris, Leather and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter60

Day–

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex25

Women25

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,348

PerfumerLinda Pilkington

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#71,906

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBijou ZafranHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bijou Zafran by Ormonde Jayne opens with a crisp burst of pear sliced over bittersweet saffron. The fruitiness fades quickly, letting smoky cypriol wood and dry iris take over the mid notes. As the scent settles on skin, dark leather, earthy patchouli, and resinous benzoin build a warm core with a distinct mineral edg…

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Perdas is a dry, leathery composition built around saffron, patchouli, iris, and leather. It opens warm and spicy, then settles into something earthy, powdery, and quietly woody, with a slightly animalic edge. This is a more atmospheric style of leather fragrance than an easy crowd-pleaser. It looks best suited to co…

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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 Bijou Zafran and Perdas smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Saffron, Iris, Leather and Patchouli.

Is Bijou Zafran or Perdas better for summer or winter?

Bijou Zafran suits evening wear; Perdas suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bijou Zafran and Perdas?

Bijou Zafran has top notes of Saffron and Pear, heart notes of Cypriol, Iris and Benzoin, a base of Mineral notes, Leather, Patchouli and Vanilla Bean. Perdas features Patchouli, Saffron, Leather and Iris.