Bowmakers vs Miracle Homme
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
35%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3.
BowmakersChoose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.
Miracle HommeChoose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on community sentiment, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.
Bowmakers3/7
Miracle Homme3/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Bowmakers
- Community sentiment
- Miracle Homme
- Longevity
- Tie
- Sillage & projection
- Miracle Homme
- Value for money
- Miracle Homme
- Versatility
- Bowmakers
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Bowmakers
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
BowmakersDS&DurgaMiracle HommeLancômeWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.09/ 5 · 1,091 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
4.01/ 5 · 513 votes
Have 50%Had 50%Want 0%
Category winnerBowmakersRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate42%Love
37%Like
10%Ok
9%Dislike
1%Hate
1,091 votes
42%Love
47%Like
3%Ok
9%Dislike
0%Hate
466 votes
Category winnerMiracle HommeMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTie
SillageMiracle Homme
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerMiracle HommeBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
amber83%
aromatic65%
balsamic48%
leather30%
woody100%
warm spicy83%
earthy65%
coffee48%
aromatic30%
Scent match35%Some overlap · both woody and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
ResinsMahoganyWoody NotesPine TreeMapleLeatherWalnut
No top / heart / base split published
Top
PimentoOakmoss
Heart
CoffeeCedarBrazilian Rosewood
Base
MapleVetiverGuaiac WoodMahogany
InformationalShared notesMahogany and Maple. Durations are only published for Bowmakers, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring45
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day100
Night98
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter44
Day–
Night–
Category winnerBowmakersMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#1,896
PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz
Launched2013
Reviews170
Overall rank#3,105
PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian
Launched—
Reviews69
Category winnerBowmakersHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotDS&Durga Bowmakers smells like stepping into a traditional violin maker's workshop. You immediately get a bracing snap of raw pine resin, burled maple shavings, and aged mahogany timber. A sharp puff of turpentine and amber rosin cuts through the opening air. The solvents settle quickly. Within twenty minutes, the ini…
Reviews →Miracle Homme is a polished woody spicy scent with a peppery pimento opening, earthy oakmoss, and a softer heart of coffee, cedar, and rosewood. It wears smooth rather than loud, with a slightly sweet, resinous dryness in the base. This suits someone who likes understated masculine fragrances with character. It feels …
Reviews →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.
Which is better, Bowmakers or Miracle Homme?
No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3. Bowmakers is rated 4.09/5 from 1,091 votes; Miracle Homme is rated 4.01/5 from 513 votes. Choose Bowmakers for a woody and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Miracle Homme for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on community sentiment, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Bowmakers or Miracle Homme?
They last about the same: Bowmakers 66/100, Miracle Homme 66/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Bowmakers or Miracle Homme?
Miracle Homme projects furthest (Miracle Homme 58/100, Bowmakers 55/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Bowmakers and Miracle Homme smell similar?
Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Mahogany and Maple.
Is Bowmakers or Miracle Homme better for summer or winter?
For summer, Bowmakers is the stronger pick. For winter, Bowmakers is the stronger pick. Bowmakers suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Bowmakers and Miracle Homme?
Bowmakers features Resins, Mahogany, Woody Notes, Pine Tree and Maple. Miracle Homme has top notes of Pimento and Oakmoss, heart notes of Coffee, Cedar and Brazilian Rosewood, a base of Maple, Vetiver, Guaiac Wood and Mahogany.
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