Fragrance comparison

Brilliant Clear vs Beekman Place

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 189 ratings analysed

Brilliant Clear

Jacques Battini

—0 votes

Rank #66,470 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

Beekman Place

Bond No 9

4.15189 votes

Rank #9,311 Fresh SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Brilliant Clear
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection.
Beekman Place
Choose it for a fresh spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Brilliant Clear1/2

Beekman Place1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Brilliant Clear
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Beekman Place

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Brilliant ClearJacques Battini

Beekman PlaceBond No 9

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.15/ 5 · 189 votes

Have 88%Had 13%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

50%Love

30%Like

13%Ok

5%Dislike

3%Hate

151 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBrilliant Clear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value25

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus91%

patchouli83%

warm spicy74%

fresh spicy65%

aromatic56%

fresh spicy100%

woody92%

aromatic84%

aquatic77%

fruity69%

fresh61%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both woody, fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotLemon

Heart

GeraniumBlack Currant

Base

PatchouliSandalwoodMusk

Top

PearPineappleBlack CurrantBergamot

Heart

Watery NotesDriftwoodBasilLemonPepperGeranium

Base

MuskSandalwoodTonka BeanPatchouliLeatherOakmossAmber

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lemon, Geranium and Black Currant. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer95

Fall0

Winter29

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men87

Unisex10

Women3

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,470

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,311

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews17

Category winnerBeekman PlaceHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Brilliant Clear by Jacques Battini offers a crisp floral woody experience suitable for daily office wear. The scent opens with bright notes of bergamot and lemon before transitioning into a floral heart of geranium and black currant. It eventually settles into a stable, warm base of patchouli and sandalwood, creating …

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Beekman Place opens with juicy pineapple, pear and black currant, then shifts into a breezy green heart of basil, lemon, geranium and salty driftwood. It wears as a polished fruity aromatic with a woody, musky base and a soft leather finish. This one leans more masculine than fully neutral on skin. It suits spring and…

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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 projects more, Brilliant Clear or Beekman Place?

Brilliant Clear projects furthest (Brilliant Clear 100/100, Beekman Place 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Brilliant Clear and Beekman Place smell similar?

Some overlap: a 48% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Geranium and Black Currant.

What are the notes in Brilliant Clear and Beekman Place?

Brilliant Clear has top notes of Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood and Musk. Beekman Place has top notes of Pear, Pineapple, Black Currant and Bergamot, heart notes of Watery Notes, Driftwood, Basil and Lemon, a base of Musk, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Patchouli.