Fragrance comparison

Brilliant Clear vs Empressa Hair & Body Mist

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 10 ratings analysed

Brilliant Clear

Jacques Battini

—0 votes

Rank #66,470 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

61%scent match

Closely related

Empressa Hair & Body Mist

Penhaligon's

4.0010 votes

Rank #37,069 CitrusWarm Spicy

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 Hair & Body Mist
Choose it for a citrus and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Brilliant Clear1/2

Empressa Hair & Body Mist1/2

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 Hair & Body Mist

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Brilliant ClearJacques Battini

Empressa Hair & Body MistPenhaligon's

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.00/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 54%Had 9%Want 37%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

40%Love

40%Like

10%Ok

0%Dislike

10%Hate

10 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

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage40

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBrilliant Clear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value33

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%

warm spicy92%

fruity84%

fresh spicy77%

woody69%

aromatic61%

Scent match61%Closely related · both citrus, 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

Blood OrangeBergamotMandarin Orange

Heart

PeachBlack CurrantDewberryRoseNeroliGeraniumCardamom

Base

VanillaCacaoOlibanumAmberMuskPatchouliSandalwoodMaltol

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

Summer50

Fall50

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,470

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#37,069

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerEmpressa Hair & Body MistHigher 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 Hair & Body Mist is a sweet fruity citrus mist with blood orange, mandarin and peach up front, then a noticeably spiced, ambery dry-down. On hair, reviewers describe it as softer and more peachy, with a baked-fruit sweetness touched by cardamom, vanilla and amber. It suits someone who wants a polished Penhali…

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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 Hair & Body Mist?

Brilliant Clear projects furthest (Brilliant Clear 100/100, Empressa Hair & Body Mist 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Brilliant Clear and Empressa Hair & Body Mist smell similar?

Closely related: a 61% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Geranium, Black Currant and Patchouli.

Is Brilliant Clear or Empressa Hair & Body Mist better for summer or winter?

Empressa Hair & Body Mist suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Brilliant Clear and Empressa Hair & Body Mist?

Brilliant Clear has top notes of Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood and Musk. Empressa Hair & Body Mist has top notes of Blood Orange, Bergamot and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Peach, Black Currant, Dewberry and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Cacao, Olibanum and Amber.