Fragrance comparison

Carbon vs White Lilac

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 313 ratings analysed

1 wins

Carbon

Ajmal

3.68313 votes

Rank #14,927 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

10%scent match

Clearly different

White Lilac

Ava Luxe

—0 votes

Rank #67,921 FloralFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Carbon takes 1 of 1 categories.

Carbon
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
White Lilac
Choose it for a floral and fresh character.

Carbon1/1

White Lilac0/1

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: Carbon

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CarbonAjmal

White LilacAva Luxe

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.68/ 5 · 313 votes

Have 52%Had 24%Want 24%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

54%Like

8%Ok

16%Dislike

1%Hate

284 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

woody100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

violet77%

lavender69%

citrus61%

floral100%

fresh83%

musky65%

green48%

soft spicy30%

Scent match10%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

LavenderCitruses

Heart

VioletClove

Base

Woodsy NotesMuskPatchouli

Notes

LilacMuskClove

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesClove and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter39

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men82

Unisex16

Women2

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,927

PerfumerNazir Ajmal

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#67,921

PerfumerSerena Ava Franco

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCarbonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ajmal Carbon is a woody, powdery scent that opens with clean lavender and a quick squeeze of citrus, then moves into a violet heart warmed by clove. The dry down leans musky, woody and a little earthy from patchouli. It reads classic and put together rather than loud, with a smooth, slightly spicy finish that suits ev…

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White Lilac by Ava Luxe is a simple, flower-forward lilac scent with clean musk underneath and a small clove accent for lift. It reads fresh, floral, lightly green, and softly spicy rather than sweet or creamy. This is best approached as a focused lilac perfume for people who enjoy spring florals, clean musks, and unc…

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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.

Do Carbon and White Lilac smell similar?

Clearly different: a 10% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Clove and Musk.

What are the notes in Carbon and White Lilac?

Carbon has top notes of Lavender and Citruses, heart notes of Violet and Clove, a base of Woodsy Notes, Musk and Patchouli. White Lilac features Lilac, Musk and Clove.