Fragrance comparison

black elegance vs Water Lilies

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 7 ratings analysed

black elegance

Mullium

—0 votes

Rank #68,170 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Water Lilies

The Gate Fragrances Paris

4.437 votes

Rank #43,847 White FloralFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Water Lilies takes 1 of 1 categories.

black elegance
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.
Water Lilies
Choose it for a white floral and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

black elegance0/1

Water Lilies1/1

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: Water Lilies

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

black eleganceMullium

Water LiliesThe Gate Fragrances Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

4.43/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 8%Had 4%Want 88%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

71%Love

14%Like

0%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

7 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

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value0

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

white floral84%

yellow floral77%

chocolate69%

floral61%

white floral100%

floral92%

musky84%

sweet77%

powdery69%

woody61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both white floral, sweet and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Ylang-YlangGardeniaOrchidVanillaChocolate

No top / heart / base split published

Top

GardeniaTuberosePink PepperPearFruity NotesBergamot

Heart

LotusJasmineYlang-YlangSpicesOrchid

Base

MuskAmberPatchouliSandalwoodVetiverDark ChocolateVanilla

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Gardenia, Orchid and Vanilla. Durations are only published for black elegance, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day39

Night100

Spring75

Summer0

Fall100

Winter25

Day25

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 40%Party 27%Casual 19%Work 13%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,170

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#43,847

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerWater LiliesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Elegance by Mullium delivers a rich, dessert-like floral profile centered on dark orchid, gardenia, and sweet milk chocolate. It hits the skin with an instant kick of sweet ylang-ylang before settling into a warm vanilla base. Do not expect a sheer daytime mist. This is a dense, cozy perfume built for evening di…

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Water Lilies by The Gate Fragrances Paris marries lush gardenia and creamy tuberose with a surprisingly rich gourmand foundation. The scent opens with bright bergamot, crisp pear, and a prickly kick of pink pepper before sinking into a dense floral core of aquatic lotus, jasmine, and ylang-ylang. As hours pass on skin…

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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 black elegance and Water Lilies smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, sweet and floral accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Gardenia, Orchid and Vanilla.

Is black elegance or Water Lilies better for summer or winter?

black elegance suits evening wear; Water Lilies suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in black elegance and Water Lilies?

black elegance features Ylang-Ylang, Gardenia, Orchid, Vanilla and Chocolate. Water Lilies has top notes of Gardenia, Tuberose, Pink Pepper and Pear, heart notes of Lotus, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and Spices, a base of Musk, Amber, Patchouli and Sandalwood.