Fragrance comparison

Cedar vs Blue Essential Water

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

1 wins

Cedar

Toni Cabal

—0 votes

Rank #67,299 WoodyLavender

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Blue Essential Water

The Dua Brand

1.001 votes

Rank #80,358 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cedar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Cedar
Choose it for a woody and lavender character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Blue Essential Water
Choose it for a amber and woody character.

Cedar1/1

Blue Essential Water0/1

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: Cedar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CedarToni Cabal

Blue Essential WaterThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

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 / hate0

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%

lavender90%

patchouli80%

ozonic70%

aquatic60%

aromatic50%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

citrus77%

aromatic69%

earthy61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Lavender

Heart

Violet LeavesAtlas CedarCedar

Base

Patchouli

Top

Calabrian bergamotLavenderCardamomLemon

Heart

Atlas CedarCypriol

Base

Tonka BeanPatchouliAmbroxanBenzoin

InformationalShared notesLavender, Cedar and Patchouli. 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#67,299

PerfumerToni Cabal

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#80,358

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCedarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cedar by Toni Cabal opens with a clean burst of French lavender that feels crisp rather than soapy. The initial coolness quickly shifts as the heart of Atlas cedar and Virginia cedar takes over, bringing a dry woodiness that mimics fresh shavings. Violet leaves add an airy greenness, keeping the composition from feeli…

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Blue Essential Water by The Dua Brand is a woody aquatic composition released in 2025. This fragrance opens with a sharp burst of Calabrian bergamot and lemon, balanced by aromatic lavender and spicy cardamom. It eventually settles into a grounding base of Atlas cedar, patchouli, and resinous benzoin, making it a vers…

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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 Cedar and Blue Essential Water smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Lavender, Cedar and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Cedar and Blue Essential Water?

Cedar has top notes of Lavender, heart notes of Violet Leaves, Atlas Cedar and Cedar, a base of Patchouli. Blue Essential Water has top notes of Calabrian bergamot, Lavender, Cardamom and Lemon, heart notes of Atlas Cedar and Cypriol, a base of Tonka Bean, Patchouli, Ambroxan and Benzoin.