Fragrance comparison

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night vs Napoleon

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 54 ratings analysed

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night

Cerruti

3.6746 votes

Rank #17,522 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

56%scent match

Closely related

3 wins

Napoleon

JoAnne Bassett

3.508 votes

Rank #22,560 WoodyAromatic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Napoleon takes 3 of 4 categories.

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Napoleon
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night1/4

Napoleon3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Napoleon
Sillage & projection: Napoleon
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Napoleon
Fragranxe ranking: Cerruti 1881 Silver Night

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cerruti 1881 Silver NightCerruti

NapoleonJoAnne Bassett

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 34%Had 6%Want 60%

3.50/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 26%Had 6%Want 68%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

28%Like

9%Ok

9%Dislike

15%Hate

46 votes

25%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

38%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage86

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityNapoleon

SillageNapoleon

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value64

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

aromatic90%

white floral80%

fresh spicy70%

earthy60%

citrus50%

woody100%

aromatic90%

fresh spicy80%

warm spicy70%

citrus60%

amber50%

Scent match56%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

YuzuPepper

Heart2-3 hrs

JasmineRosemary

Base5-7 hrs

OakVetiverLabdanum

Top15-30 mins

LimeAmalfi LemonVerbena

Heart2-4 hrs

Juniper BerriesCloveTobaccoPepperImmortelleRosemaryWoodsy Notes

Base6-8+ hrs

Virginia CedarMyrhhBlack SpruceLabdanumCitrusesVetiverJasmine

Category winnerNapoleonLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring95

Summer76

Fall100

Winter81

Day100

Night77

Spring75

Summer75

Fall100

Winter50

Day92

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men93

Unisex4

Women4

Work 38%Casual 30%Date 22%Party 11%

Not enough votes yet

Casual 34%Date 28%Work 22%Party 16%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,522

PerfumerJean-Christophe Hérault

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#22,560

PerfumerJoAnne Bassett

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerCerruti 1881 Silver NightHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night starts with a punchy kick. Tart yuzu citrus collides with crushed black pepper right off the atomizer. It feels crisp. Within ten minutes, this zesty flash recedes into an aromatic core of garden rosemary and smooth jasmine petals that keeps the profile crisp without skewering sweet. Oak wood…

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Napoleon by JoAnne Bassett opens with an invigorating burst of tart lime, Amalfi lemon, and crushed herbal verbena before plunging into a dense thicket of black spruce, juniper berries, and cured tobacco. It smells like a crisp conifer forest laced with warm clove pomanders and bittersweet myrrh resin. You get pungent…

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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.

Which is better, Cerruti 1881 Silver Night or Napoleon?

Napoleon takes 3 of 4 categories. Cerruti 1881 Silver Night is rated 3.67/5 from 46 votes; Napoleon is rated 3.50/5 from 8 votes. Choose Cerruti 1881 Silver Night for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Napoleon for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Cerruti 1881 Silver Night or Napoleon?

Napoleon lasts longest (Napoleon 70/100, Cerruti 1881 Silver Night 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cerruti 1881 Silver Night or Napoleon?

Napoleon projects furthest (Napoleon 86/100, Cerruti 1881 Silver Night 49/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cerruti 1881 Silver Night and Napoleon smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Pepper, Jasmine, Rosemary and Vetiver.

Is Cerruti 1881 Silver Night or Napoleon better for summer or winter?

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night suits daytime wear; Napoleon suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cerruti 1881 Silver Night and Napoleon?

Cerruti 1881 Silver Night has top notes of Yuzu and Pepper, heart notes of Jasmine and Rosemary, a base of Oak, Vetiver and Labdanum. Napoleon has top notes of Lime, Amalfi Lemon and Verbena, heart notes of Juniper Berries, Clove, Tobacco and Pepper, a base of Virginia Cedar, Myrhh, Black Spruce and Labdanum.