Chic Patchouli vs Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
28%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood takes 1 of 1 categories.
Chic PatchouliChoose it for a woody and sweet character.
Reserve Collection: Arabian WoodChoose it for a woody and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Chic Patchouli0/1
Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood1/1
- 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
- Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Chic PatchouliAkbariReserve Collection: Arabian WoodTom FordWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.11/ 5 · 38 votes
Have 34%Had 7%Want 59%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
50%Love
26%Like
11%Ok
11%Dislike
3%Hate
38 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
sweet92%
honey84%
yellow floral77%
vanilla69%
rose61%
woody100%
white floral92%
earthy84%
mossy77%
floral69%
rose61%
Scent match28%Clearly different · both woody and rose
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Ylang-YlangNeroliRose
Heart
SandalwoodPatchouli
Base
VanillaAmberHoney
Notes
MossBulgarian RoseMay RoseGardeniaLavenderOrrisWoodsy NotesHoneyGalbanumNeroliBergamotJasmine
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesNeroli, Rose and Honey. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonNo season votes yet
Spring20
Summer10
Fall60
Winter100
Day50
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#76,552
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#34,576
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerReserve Collection: Arabian WoodHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotChic Patchouli is a sweet, woody floral built around patchouli softened by creamy sandalwood and a honeyed amber base. The opening mixes ylang-ylang, neroli and rose, then settles into a warm vanilla-amber glow that can read plush and slightly powdery. If you like patchouli when it feels polished and dessert-leaning, …
Reviews →Tom Ford Arabian Wood from the exclusive Reserve Collection opens with a sharp, green bite of galbanum and bergamot before settling into a dense, classical woody chypre. The fragrance leans heavily on an intricate structure of oakmoss and patchouli, softened slightly by gardenia and Bulgarian rose. Unlike modern minim…
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 Chic Patchouli and Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood smell similar?
Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and rose accords. Common notes include Neroli, Rose and Honey.
Is Chic Patchouli or Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood better for summer or winter?
Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Chic Patchouli and Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood?
Chic Patchouli has top notes of Ylang-Ylang, Neroli and Rose, heart notes of Sandalwood and Patchouli, a base of Vanilla, Amber and Honey. Reserve Collection: Arabian Wood features Moss, Bulgarian Rose, May Rose, Gardenia and Lavender.
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