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Chypre Palatin vs Eau de Cyan

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

Updated 1,878 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chypre Palatin takes 6 of 7 categories.

  • Chypre Palatin

    Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

  • Eau de Cyan

    Choose it for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring.

Chypre Palatin6/7
Eau de Cyan1/7
Ratings & consensus
Chypre Palatin
Community sentiment
Chypre Palatin
Longevity
Chypre Palatin
Sillage & projection
Chypre Palatin
Value for money
Eau de Cyan
Versatility
Chypre Palatin
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Chypre Palatin

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Chypre PalatinMDCI Parfums
Eau de CyanVertus
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.44/ 5 · 1,786 votes
Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%
3.53/ 5 · 92 votes
Have 35%Had 13%Want 52%
Category winnerChypre PalatinRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
64%Love
23%Like
6%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate

1,786 votes

30%Love
28%Like
13%Ok
21%Dislike
8%Hate

92 votes

Category winnerChypre PalatinMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity84
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate86
⏱ Longevity73
〰 Sillage65
♥ Love / hate63
Category winners

LongevityChypre Palatin

SillageChypre Palatin

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value38
¤ Price value41
Category winnerEau de CyanBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family
amber100%
leather92%
sweet84%
warm spicy77%
green69%
powdery61%
aromatic100%
marine92%
aquatic84%
woody77%
mossy69%
white floral61%
Scent match8%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
GalbanumAldehydesClementineLabdanumHyacinthLavenderSage
Heart
PlumRoseIrisJasmineGardenia
Base
Tolu BalsamOakmossCastoreumBenzoinLeatherImmortelleVanillaStyrax
Top
Sea NotesCypressSageGalbanum
Heart
SeaweedGardeniaJasmine
Base
OakmossMuskPatchouliAmber
InformationalShared notesGalbanum, Sage, Jasmine and Gardenia. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring85
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter10
Day–
Night–
Category winnerChypre PalatinMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men36
Unisex53
Women11
Men56
Unisex38
Women6
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews200

Overall rank#17,423

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerChypre PalatinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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…

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Eau de Cyan by Vertus is a powerful unisex marine fragrance built around a green, salty seaweed heart. It opens with an bracing mixture of sage, cypress, and sharp galbanum, suggesting cold waves crashing against a damp forest coastline. The scent dries down into a persistent, mossy base of patchouli and oakmoss that …

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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.

Which is better, Chypre Palatin or Eau de Cyan?

Chypre Palatin takes 6 of 7 categories. Chypre Palatin is rated 4.44/5 from 1,786 votes; Eau de Cyan is rated 3.53/5 from 92 votes. Choose Chypre Palatin for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter. Choose Eau de Cyan for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Chypre Palatin or Eau de Cyan?

Chypre Palatin lasts longest (Chypre Palatin 84/100, Eau de Cyan 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Chypre Palatin or Eau de Cyan?

Chypre Palatin projects furthest (Chypre Palatin 70/100, Eau de Cyan 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Chypre Palatin and Eau de Cyan smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Galbanum, Sage, Jasmine and Gardenia.

Is Chypre Palatin or Eau de Cyan better for summer or winter?

For summer, Chypre Palatin is the stronger pick. For winter, Chypre Palatin is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Chypre Palatin and Eau de Cyan?

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. Eau de Cyan has top notes of Sea Notes, Cypress, Sage and Galbanum, heart notes of Seaweed, Gardenia and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Musk, Patchouli and Amber.

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