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Château de Provence vs Chypre Palatin

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

Updated 1,786 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chypre Palatin takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Château de Provence

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in winter, evening wear.

  • Chypre Palatin

    Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Château de Provence0/1
Chypre Palatin1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Chypre Palatin

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Château de ProvenceThary
Chypre PalatinMDCI Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.44/ 5 · 1,786 votes
Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

64%Love
23%Like
6%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate

1,786 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity84
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate86
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value38
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
warm spicy92%
powdery84%
musky77%
balsamic69%
vanilla61%
amber100%
leather92%
sweet84%
warm spicy77%
green69%
powdery61%
Scent match44%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
PlumRoseIncense
Heart
IrisBenzoinLabdanum
Base
PatchouliMuskVanilla
Top
GalbanumAldehydesClementineLabdanumHyacinthLavenderSage
Heart
PlumRoseIrisJasmineGardenia
Base
Tolu BalsamOakmossCastoreumBenzoinLeatherImmortelleVanillaStyrax
InformationalShared notesPlum, Rose, Iris and Benzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring0
Summer0
Fall50
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Spring85
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men36
Unisex53
Women11
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,962

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#82

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews200

Category winnerChypre PalatinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Château de Provence opens with a dark plum and rose pairing wrapped in soft incense, then settles into a powdery amber heart of iris, benzoin and labdanum. The dry-down looks warm, musky and slightly sweet rather than sharp. It reads like a smooth oriental woody scent for someone who enjoys resin, powder and gentle va…

Reviews →

Chypre Palatin is a rich, old-school chypre with a warm amber heart, green galbanum bite, powdery florals, plum sweetness, moss, leather, and balsamic depth. Wearers often describe it as elegant, complex, vintage-leaning, and unusually memorable. It is best sampled first. The same dense sweetness, animalic warmth, du…

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 Château de Provence and Chypre Palatin smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and powdery accords. Common notes include Plum, Rose, Iris and Benzoin.

Is Château de Provence or Chypre Palatin better for summer or winter?

Château de Provence suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Château de Provence and Chypre Palatin?

Château de Provence has top notes of Plum, Rose and Incense, heart notes of Iris, Benzoin and Labdanum, a base of Patchouli, Musk and Vanilla. Chypre Palatin has top notes of Galbanum, Aldehydes, Clementine and Labdanum, heart notes of Plum, Rose, Iris and Jasmine, a base of Tolu Balsam, Oakmoss, Castoreum and Benzoin.

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