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Cedar vs Hawa

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

Updated 1 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cedar takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Cedar

    Choose it for a rose and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

  • Hawa

    Choose it for a chocolate and warm spicy character.

Cedar1/1
Hawa0/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Cedar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
CedarDS&Durga
HawaABOUJAMIL Perfumery
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 4%Want 96%
4.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 67%Had 0%Want 33%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love
100%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity20
〰 Sillage69
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hate75
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family
rose100%
woody83%
floral65%
powdery48%
aromatic30%
chocolate100%
warm spicy88%
sweet77%
cacao65%
amber53%
tuberose42%
Scent match11%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Notes
ChocolateFrankincenseTuberoseRoseVirginia CedarSandalwoodBergamot

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesVirginia Cedar and Rose. Durations are only published for Cedar, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0
Unisex100
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,454

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz, Kavi Moltz

Launched2000

Reviews0

Overall rank#67,879

PerfumerAntoine Desserrey (Abou Jamil)

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCedarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

DS&Durga Cedar opens with an immediate cut of dry Virginia cedar shavings, smelling like freshly sanded boards in an airy woodshop. The first spray releases a brief solvent vapor before settling into clean Atlas cedar timber, sharp sawdust, and dewy rose petals. A gentle touch of aromatic greenery keeps the heart ligh…

Reviews →

Hawa by ABOUJAMIL Perfumery is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Hawa was launched in 2023. The nose behind this fragrance is Antoine Desserrey (Abou Jamil).

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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Cedar and Hawa smell similar?

Clearly different: a 11% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Virginia Cedar and Rose.

What are the notes in Cedar and Hawa?

Cedar features Virginia Cedar and Rose. Hawa features Chocolate, Frankincense, Tuberose, Rose and Virginia Cedar.

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