Chypre Palatin vs Rahassanai
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
10%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Chypre Palatin takes 5 of 7 categories.
Chypre PalatinChoose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.
RahassanaiChoose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
Chypre Palatin5/7
Rahassanai2/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Chypre Palatin
- Community sentiment
- Chypre Palatin
- Longevity
- Chypre Palatin
- Sillage & projection
- Chypre Palatin
- Value for money
- Rahassanai
- Versatility
- Rahassanai
- 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 ParfumsRahassanaiPrinWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.44/ 5 · 1,786 votes
Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%
4.19/ 5 · 59 votes
Have 30%Had 11%Want 59%
Category winnerChypre PalatinRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate64%Love
23%Like
6%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate
1,786 votes
46%Love
34%Like
14%Ok
7%Dislike
0%Hate
59 votes
Category winnerChypre PalatinMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityChypre Palatin
SillageChypre Palatin
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerRahassanaiBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
leather92%
sweet84%
warm spicy77%
green69%
powdery61%
woody100%
aromatic92%
fresh spicy84%
musky77%
floral69%
green61%
Scent match10%Clearly different · both green
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
GalbanumAldehydesClementineLabdanumHyacinthLavenderSage
Heart
PlumRoseIrisJasmineGardenia
Base
Tolu BalsamOakmossCastoreumBenzoinLeatherImmortelleVanillaStyrax
Notes
CamphorWestern Skunk CabbageAgarwood (Oud)Black Currant BlossomAldehydesLavenderPine tarCastoreumSpruceMyrhhCypriol Oil or NagarmothaViolet Leaf
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesAldehydes, Lavender and Castoreum. Durations are only published for Rahassanai, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring85
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring43
Summer30
Fall100
Winter78
Day60
Night100
Category winnerRahassanaiMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#82
PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour
Launched—
Reviews200
Overall rank#15,064
PerfumerPrin Lomros
Launched—
Reviews12
Category winnerChypre PalatinHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotChypre 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 →Rahassanai by Prin is a dense, challenging woody perfume that merges pungent herbal greenery with raw animalic depth. Created by independent perfumer Prin Lomros, the scent opens with sharp camphor, bitter galbanum, and aromatic basil before revealing a complex core of pine tar, agarwood, and castoreum. Subtle florals…
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.
Which is better, Chypre Palatin or Rahassanai?
Chypre Palatin takes 5 of 7 categories. Chypre Palatin is rated 4.44/5 from 1,786 votes; Rahassanai is rated 4.19/5 from 59 votes. Choose Chypre Palatin for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter. Choose Rahassanai for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Chypre Palatin or Rahassanai?
Chypre Palatin lasts longest (Chypre Palatin 84/100, Rahassanai 76/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Chypre Palatin or Rahassanai?
Chypre Palatin projects furthest (Chypre Palatin 70/100, Rahassanai 58/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Chypre Palatin and Rahassanai smell similar?
Clearly different: a 10% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Lavender and Castoreum.
Is Chypre Palatin or Rahassanai better for summer or winter?
For summer, Rahassanai is the stronger pick. For winter, Chypre Palatin is the stronger pick. Rahassanai suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Chypre Palatin and Rahassanai?
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. Rahassanai features Camphor, Western Skunk Cabbage, Agarwood (Oud), Black Currant Blossom and Aldehydes.
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