Fragrance comparison

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel vs Fashion

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

Updated 28 Oct 2026 651 ratings analysed

4 wins

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel

Chanel

4.38588 votes

Rank #26,172 WoodyWhite Floral

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33%scent match

Clearly different

Fashion

Leonard

4.1163 votes

Rank #20,018 PowderyWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel takes 4 of 8 categories.

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel
Choose it for a woody and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear.
Fashion
Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel4/8

Fashion3/8

Ratings & consensus: Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel
Community sentiment: Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel
Longevity: Fashion
Sillage & projection: Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel
Value for money: Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel
Versatility: Fashion
Note pyramid (duration): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Fashion

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Chanel N°5 Elixir SensuelChanel

FashionLeonard

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.38/ 5 · 588 votes

Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%

4.11/ 5 · 63 votes

Have 48%Had 14%Want 37%

Category winnerChanel N°5 Elixir SensuelRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

56%Love

35%Like

1%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

588 votes

38%Love

46%Like

5%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

63 votes

Category winnerChanel N°5 Elixir SensuelMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityFashion

SillageChanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value37

¤ Price value32

Category winnerChanel N°5 Elixir SensuelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

white floral92%

yellow floral84%

iris77%

amber69%

powdery61%

powdery100%

woody92%

floral84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

fruity61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Neroli

Heart2-4 hrs

Ylang-YlangIrisJasmine

Base6-8+ hrs

AmberWoodsy NotesMusk

Top20-30 mins

PeachGreen NotesVioletTarragonNeroliRaspberryLemonPlum

Heart3-4 hrs

IrisCarnationJasmineRoseYlang-YlangLilacOrchidLily-of-the-Valley

Base6-8+ hrs

MuskVetiverSandalwoodAmberTonka BeanBenzoinVanillaCedar

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day86

Night100

Spring75

Summer67

Fall100

Winter58

Day100

Night47

Category winnerFashionMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men6

Unisex17

Women78

Date 40%Work 26%Casual 21%Party 12%

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

Work 35%Casual 32%Date 24%Party 9%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#26,172

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#20,018

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerFashionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel reinterprets the iconic bouquet into a plush, tactile fluid that glides across pulse points like liquid silk. The opening dispenses with piercing aldehyde fizz. Instead, clean neroli surfaces alongside sunny ylang-ylang and velvety iris root. It feels calm. Golden jasmine petals emerge within…

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Fashion by Leonard opens with a tart flash of bergamot, ripe plum, and juicy peach that quickly gives way to dry tarragon. You smell crisp fruit rather than sugary syrup. Within twenty minutes, a dense bouquet of powdery iris, spicy carnation, and sweet tuberose blooms across the skin. The base anchors the composition…

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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, Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel or Fashion?

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel takes 4 of 8 categories. Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel is rated 4.38/5 from 588 votes; Fashion is rated 4.11/5 from 63 votes. Choose Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel for a woody and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Fashion for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel or Fashion?

They last about the same: Fashion 66/100, Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel 65/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel or Fashion?

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel projects furthest (Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel 61/100, Fashion 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel and Fashion smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Neroli, Ylang-Ylang, Iris and Jasmine.

Is Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel or Fashion better for summer or winter?

For summer, Fashion is the stronger pick. For winter, Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel is the stronger pick. Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel suits evening wear; Fashion suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel and Fashion?

Chanel N°5 Elixir Sensuel has top notes of Neroli, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Iris and Jasmine, a base of Amber, Woodsy Notes and Musk. Fashion has top notes of Peach, Green Notes, Violet and Tarragon, heart notes of Iris, Carnation, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Musk, Vetiver, Sandalwood and Amber.