Fragrance comparison

Buttoned Down vs Il Cool

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 0 ratings analysed

1 wins

Buttoned Down

Poesie

—0 votes

Rank #75,680 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

71%scent match

Closely related

Il Cool

ILMIN Parfums

—0 votes

Rank #78,512 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Buttoned Down takes 1 of 1 categories.

Buttoned Down
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Il Cool
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character.

Buttoned Down1/1

Il Cool0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Buttoned Down

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Buttoned DownPoesie

Il CoolILMIN Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 17%Had 8%Want 75%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

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

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

aromatic86%

citrus72%

lavender58%

fresh spicy44%

earthy30%

woody100%

aromatic91%

powdery83%

citrus74%

earthy65%

lavender56%

Scent match71%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

BergamotLavenderCedarVetiver

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotLavender

Heart

VetiverCedarPatchouli

Base

Guaiac WoodSandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lavender, Cedar and Vetiver. 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

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,680

PerfumerJoelle Nealy

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#78,512

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerButtoned DownHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Buttoned Down by Poesie opens with a crisp snap of juicy bergamot before settling into clean, herbaceous lavender. The opening feels bright and tailored, like a freshly ironed linen shirt on a cool spring morning. As it warms on skin, smoky vetiver and dry cedarwood build a quiet, grounded spine. The musk underneath s…

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Il Cool is a clean woody aromatic built around bergamot and lavender up top, then a drier, earthy heart of vetiver with cedar and patchouli. The base turns smoother and more comfortingly woody, with guaiac wood, sandalwood, and a soft musk. It reads like an easy, fresh-leaning woods scent, relaxed rather than dramatic…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Buttoned Down and Il Cool smell similar?

Closely related: a 71% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and citrus accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lavender, Cedar and Vetiver.

What are the notes in Buttoned Down and Il Cool?

Buttoned Down features Bergamot, Lavender, Cedar and Vetiver. Il Cool has top notes of Bergamot and Lavender, heart notes of Vetiver, Cedar and Patchouli, a base of Guaiac Wood, Sandalwood and Musk.