Fragrance comparison

Brilliant Clear vs Bonsoir de Paris

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 11 ratings analysed

Brilliant Clear

Jacques Battini

—0 votes

Rank #66,470 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

40%scent match

Some overlap

Bonsoir de Paris

Arno Sorel

3.7311 votes

Rank #43,511 AmberBalsamic

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.
Bonsoir de Paris
Choose it for a amber and balsamic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

Brilliant Clear1/2

Bonsoir de Paris1/2

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: Bonsoir de Paris

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Brilliant ClearJacques Battini

Bonsoir de ParisArno Sorel

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.73/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 26%Had 7%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

36%Love

18%Like

36%Ok

0%Dislike

9%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBrilliant Clear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value95

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%

amber100%

balsamic83%

woody65%

warm spicy48%

animalic30%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotLemon

Heart

GeraniumBlack Currant

Base

PatchouliSandalwoodMusk

Top

BergamotBlack CurrantLemon

Heart

GeraniumOakmossYlang-YlangViolet

Base

AmbraromeVetiverPatchouliSandalwood

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

Summer67

Fall50

Winter33

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,470

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#43,511

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerBonsoir de ParisHigher 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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Bonsoir de Paris is a warm amber floral with a tart citrus opening, then a darker heart of ylang-ylang, violet and moss before patchouli, sandalwood and vetiver settle in. It reads woody, balsamic and slightly old-fashioned rather than bright or playful. It may suit someone who likes inexpensive, vintage-leaning flora…

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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 Bonsoir de Paris?

Brilliant Clear projects furthest (Brilliant Clear 100/100, Bonsoir de Paris 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Brilliant Clear and Bonsoir de Paris smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Geranium and Black Currant.

Is Brilliant Clear or Bonsoir de Paris better for summer or winter?

Bonsoir de Paris suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Brilliant Clear and Bonsoir de Paris?

Brilliant Clear has top notes of Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood and Musk. Bonsoir de Paris has top notes of Bergamot, Black Currant and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium, Oakmoss, Ylang-Ylang and Violet, a base of Ambrarome, Vetiver, Patchouli and Sandalwood.