Fragrance comparison

Brilliant Clear vs Empressa Eau de Parfum

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 489 ratings analysed

Brilliant Clear

Jacques Battini

—0 votes

Rank #66,470 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

62%scent match

Closely related

Empressa Eau de Parfum

Penhaligon's

3.82489 votes

Rank #5,164 CitrusFruity

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.
Empressa Eau de Parfum
Choose it for a citrus and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Brilliant Clear1/2

Empressa Eau de Parfum1/2

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: Empressa Eau de Parfum

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Brilliant ClearJacques Battini

Empressa Eau de ParfumPenhaligon's

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.82/ 5 · 489 votes

Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

38%Love

37%Like

16%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

382 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBrilliant Clear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value36

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%

citrus100%

fruity92%

fresh spicy84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

patchouli61%

Scent match62%Closely related · both citrus, woody and fresh 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

Blood OrangeBergamotMandarin Orange

Heart

DewberryPeachRoseBlack CurrantNeroliGeraniumCardamomNutmeg

Base

PatchouliSandalwoodMuskVanillaAmberOlibanumMaltolCacao

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Geranium, Black Currant 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

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter45

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men3

Unisex13

Women84

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,470

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#5,164

PerfumerChristian Provenzano

Launched—

Reviews61

Category winnerEmpressa Eau de ParfumHigher 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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Empressa Eau de Parfum is a polished fruity patchouli with a bright orange opening, soft peach, rose, and a warmer base of sandalwood, musk, amber, vanilla, and cacao. On skin it often reads elegant, sweet-fresh, and mature, with a fruitchouli style many wearers compare to Coco Mademoiselle. It suits shoppers who like…

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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 Empressa Eau de Parfum?

Brilliant Clear projects furthest (Brilliant Clear 100/100, Empressa Eau de Parfum 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Brilliant Clear and Empressa Eau de Parfum smell similar?

Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, woody and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Geranium, Black Currant and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Brilliant Clear and Empressa Eau de Parfum?

Brilliant Clear has top notes of Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood and Musk. Empressa Eau de Parfum has top notes of Blood Orange, Bergamot and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Dewberry, Peach, Rose and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood, Musk and Vanilla.