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Cilice vs Polish Potatoes

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

Updated 442 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Polish Potatoes takes 5 of 7 categories.

  • Cilice

    Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, day or night wear.

  • Polish Potatoes

    Choose it for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Cilice2/7
Polish Potatoes5/7
Ratings & consensus
Polish Potatoes
Community sentiment
Cilice
Longevity
Polish Potatoes
Sillage & projection
Polish Potatoes
Value for money
Polish Potatoes
Versatility
Cilice
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Polish Potatoes

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
CiliceEuphorium Brooklyn
Polish PotatoesBohoboco
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.87/ 5 · 75 votes
Have 20%Had 17%Want 62%
3.83/ 5 · 367 votes
Have 81%Had 19%Want 0%
Category winnerPolish PotatoesRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
31%Love
44%Like
9%Ok
13%Dislike
3%Hate

75 votes

34%Love
37%Like
15%Ok
11%Dislike
3%Hate

289 votes

Category winnerCiliceMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity80
〰 Sillage51
♥ Love / hate72
⏱ Longevity81
〰 Sillage69
♥ Love / hate73
Category winners

LongevityPolish Potatoes

SillagePolish Potatoes

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value38
¤ Price value51
Category winnerPolish PotatoesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
woody92%
leather84%
smoky77%
warm spicy69%
animalic61%
earthy100%
warm spicy88%
amber77%
patchouli65%
woody53%
vanilla42%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
OlibanumBirchCedarLeatherBeeswaxelemiBenzoinCastoreumLabdanumCloveAgarwood (Oud)Honey

No top / heart / base split published

Top
BeetrootLeatherWheatPineGrass
Heart
PotatoCloveRoseHeliotrope
Base
Earthy NotesPatchouliSoil TinctureAmberOudVanillaBenzoinHay
InformationalShared notesLeather, Benzoin and Clove. Durations are only published for Cilice, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring37
Summer26
Fall100
Winter89
Day100
Night100
Spring57
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerCiliceMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men35
Unisex59
Women6
Men26
Unisex67
Women7
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#18,716

PerfumerStephen Dirkes

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#5,020

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews40

Category winnerPolish PotatoesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cilice by Euphorium Brooklyn smells like campfire smoke floating over mountain cedar and sweet golden honeycomb. It opens with a quick flash of peppery elemi and sharp olibanum incense. Soon after, warm beeswax and birch tar roll across the skin. Do not fear the leather note here. It is gentle, soft, and worn in like …

Reviews →

Polish Potatoes is an earthy, spicy unisex scent built around beetroot, damp soil, patchouli and a surprisingly warm ambered sweetness. It opens green and rooty, then settles into something darker, loamy and resinous, with hay, vanilla and honey softening the rough edges. This is a niche statement fragrance for people…

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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Cilice or Polish Potatoes?

Polish Potatoes takes 5 of 7 categories. Cilice is rated 3.87/5 from 75 votes; Polish Potatoes is rated 3.83/5 from 367 votes. Choose Cilice for a amber and woody character. Wins on community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Polish Potatoes for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Cilice or Polish Potatoes?

They last about the same: Polish Potatoes 81/100, Cilice 80/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Cilice or Polish Potatoes?

Polish Potatoes projects furthest (Polish Potatoes 69/100, Cilice 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cilice and Polish Potatoes smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Leather, Benzoin and Clove.

Is Cilice or Polish Potatoes better for summer or winter?

For summer, Cilice is the stronger pick. For winter, Polish Potatoes is the stronger pick. Cilice suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cilice and Polish Potatoes?

Cilice features Olibanum, Birch, Cedar, Leather and Beeswax. Polish Potatoes has top notes of Beetroot, Leather, Wheat and Pine, heart notes of Potato, Clove, Rose and Heliotrope, a base of Earthy Notes, Patchouli, Soil Tincture and Amber.

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