Cigarettes After vs Distinction
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
51%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Cigarettes After takes 1 of 1 categories.
Cigarettes AfterChoose it for a leather and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
DistinctionChoose it for a fresh spicy and aromatic character. Best in spring, evening wear.
Cigarettes After1/1
Distinction0/1
- 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
- Cigarettes After
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Cigarettes AfterAntonio MarettiDistinctionLé Max FragrancesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.56/ 5 · 18 votes
Have 40%Had 13%Want 47%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate28%Love
33%Like
17%Ok
11%Dislike
11%Hate
18 votes · too few to score
Not enough votes yet
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 bothleather100%
woody92%
smoky84%
fruity77%
aromatic69%
fresh spicy61%
fresh spicy100%
aromatic92%
woody84%
citrus77%
patchouli69%
fruity61%
Scent match51%Some overlap · both woody, aromatic and fresh spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Black CurrantPineappleBergamotApple
Heart
BirchJuniperPatchouliJasmine
Base
OakmossVanilla BeanAmberMusk
Notes
JuniperAppleBergamotPatchouli
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Apple, Juniper and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Distinction, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring82
Summer45
Fall73
Winter100
Day100
Night90
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day50
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#50,583
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews1
Overall rank#70,490
PerfumerLetty Maxwell
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerCigarettes AfterHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotCigarettes After is a smoky, birch-heavy fruity chypre that leans masculine and fairly dry. It opens with black currant, pineapple, bergamot, and apple, but the greener woods, birch, and mossy base seem to shape the wear more than the fruit. On skin, it looks geared toward someone who likes an Aventus-style idea with …
Reviews →Distinction by Lé Max Fragrances combines crisp fruit and brisk aromatics over an earthy foundation. The scent opens with tart green apple and zesty bergamot, delivering an immediate splash of clean, invigorating brightness. Juniper berries quickly introduce a pine-like, gin-and-tonic freshness that sharpens the profi…
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 Cigarettes After and Distinction smell similar?
Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Apple, Juniper and Patchouli.
Is Cigarettes After or Distinction better for summer or winter?
Cigarettes After suits daytime wear; Distinction suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Cigarettes After and Distinction?
Cigarettes After has top notes of Black Currant, Pineapple, Bergamot and Apple, heart notes of Birch, Juniper, Patchouli and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Vanilla Bean, Amber and Musk. Distinction features Juniper, Apple, Bergamot and Patchouli.
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