Fragrance comparison

By Appointment vs Essencial Atrai

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 285 ratings analysed

By Appointment

Marc Gebauer

5.001 votes

Rank #51,545 PowderyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Essencial Atrai

Natura · 2025

4.30284 votes

Rank #24,382 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Atrai takes 4 of 4 categories.

By Appointment
Choose it for a powdery and amber character.
Essencial Atrai
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

By Appointment0/4

Essencial Atrai4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

By AppointmentMarc Gebauer

Essencial AtraiNatura

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%

4.30/ 5 · 284 votes

Have 53%Had 4%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

55%Love

27%Like

12%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

230 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Atrai

SillageEssencial Atrai

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value54

Category winnerEssencial AtraiBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

amber91%

musky83%

green74%

ozonic65%

rose56%

sweet100%

fruity92%

amber84%

powdery77%

woody69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both powdery and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Powdery NotesGreen NotesOzonic notes

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineVioletRose

Base8-12+ hrs

LabdanumAmberMusk

Top

Pink PepperCardamomNutmegLavenderCinammonAppleBlack PepperSage

Heart

VioletJasmineRoseLily of the Valley

Base

ChocolateVanillaPralineAmberDulce de lecheBenzoinMuskSandalwood

InformationalShared notesJasmine, Violet, Rose and Amber. Durations are only published for By Appointment, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night92

Spring46

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Work 32%Casual 29%Date 24%Party 16%

Men70

Unisex24

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,545

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#24,382

PerfumerVerônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Category winnerEssencial AtraiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Marc Gebauer By Appointment takes an unusual route for an extrait de parfum. You get a cool blast of ozonic notes and crisp green notes right out of the atomizer, backed by a dry cloud of powdery notes. It feels clean yet remarkably dense. The heart unfolds with plush rose, dewy violet petals, and an airy jasmine frag…

Reviews →

Essencial Atrai by Natura is a woody spicy fragrance crafted for men who appreciate depth. This 2025 release features a rich, complex core of cacao and sandalwood, balanced by fresh cardamom and pink pepper. It is a bold, long-lasting scent that feels most at home on crisp winter evenings or during formal nights out.

Reviews →

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 is better, By Appointment or Essencial Atrai?

Essencial Atrai takes 4 of 4 categories. By Appointment is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Essencial Atrai is rated 4.30/5 from 284 votes. Choose By Appointment for a powdery and amber character. Choose Essencial Atrai for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, By Appointment or Essencial Atrai?

Essencial Atrai lasts longest (Essencial Atrai 71/100, By Appointment 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, By Appointment or Essencial Atrai?

Essencial Atrai projects furthest (Essencial Atrai 61/100, By Appointment 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do By Appointment and Essencial Atrai smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and amber accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Violet, Rose and Amber.

Is By Appointment or Essencial Atrai better for summer or winter?

By Appointment suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in By Appointment and Essencial Atrai?

By Appointment has top notes of Powdery Notes, Green Notes and Ozonic notes, heart notes of Jasmine, Violet and Rose, a base of Labdanum, Amber and Musk. Essencial Atrai has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Nutmeg and Lavender, heart notes of Violet, Jasmine, Rose and Lily of the Valley, a base of Chocolate, Vanilla, Praline and Amber.