Fragrance comparison

Brilliant Clear vs Pinod

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 0 ratings analysed

2 wins

Brilliant Clear

Jacques Battini

—0 votes

Rank #66,470 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Pinod

Scentinio Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #66,583 FruityOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Brilliant Clear takes 2 of 2 categories.

Brilliant Clear
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking.
Pinod
Choose it for a fruity and oud character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Brilliant Clear2/2

Pinod0/2

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: Brilliant Clear

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Brilliant ClearJacques Battini

PinodScentinio Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBrilliant Clear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

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%

fruity100%

oud92%

citrus84%

fresh spicy77%

amber69%

leather61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both citrus 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

PineappleBergamotLemonAppleAmbroxan

Heart

Black CurrantPatchouliJasmineRoseGeraniumHedione

Base

AgarwoodBirchAmbergrisVanillaAmberMuskOakmoss

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

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,470

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#66,583

PerfumerAsad Ali Siddiki

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBrilliant ClearHigher 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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Pinod by Scentinio Perfumes is a masculine Oriental Woody scent that leans into a bold, fruity opening. It settles into a woody base, feeling most at home in casual day wear or informal nights. With prominent pineapple and agarwood, this 2022 release offers a straightforward, modern profile for those who prefer an ass…

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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 Pinod?

Brilliant Clear projects furthest (Brilliant Clear 100/100, Pinod 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Brilliant Clear and Pinod smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Geranium and Black Currant.

Is Brilliant Clear or Pinod better for summer or winter?

Pinod suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Brilliant Clear and Pinod?

Brilliant Clear has top notes of Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood and Musk. Pinod has top notes of Pineapple, Bergamot, Lemon and Apple, heart notes of Black Currant, Patchouli, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Agarwood, Birch, Ambergris and Vanilla.