Cleopatra vs Mexican Bronco
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
20%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Mexican Bronco takes 4 of 4 categories.
CleopatraChoose it for a woody and amber character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Mexican BroncoChoose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Cleopatra0/4
Mexican Bronco4/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Mexican Bronco
- Sillage & projection
- Mexican Bronco
- Value for money
- Mexican Bronco
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Mexican Bronco
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
CleopatraKesmaMexican BroncoVolaréWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 36%Had 9%Want 55%
4.56/ 5 · 18 votes
Have 68%Had 4%Want 28%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
2 votes · too few to score
78%Love
11%Like
6%Ok
0%Dislike
6%Hate
18 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityMexican Bronco
SillageMexican Bronco
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerMexican BroncoBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
amber92%
warm spicy84%
green77%
white floral69%
powdery61%
warm spicy100%
aromatic91%
honey83%
cinnamon74%
fresh spicy65%
citrus56%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
BergamotCinnamonGalbanumPepperCloves
Heart
Orange BlossomYlang-YlangHeliotropeNarcissusTuberoseJasmineHoneyClove
Base
SandalwoodPatchouliLabdanumWormwoodOakmossLeatherVetiverIncense
Top
White WineBergamotWormwoodelemi
Heart
CinnamonCardamomClovesIris
Base
HoneyFrankincenseWoody NotesAmbergris
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Cinnamon, Cloves 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 seasonSpring0
Summer0
Fall50
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Spring73
Summer73
Fall91
Winter100
Day80
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#58,019
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#30,305
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerMexican BroncoHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotCleopatra by Kesma is a dense, unapologetic oriental floral from 1983. It opens with a punch of cloves and cinnamon before settling into a rich, resinous heart of tuberose, ylang-ylang, and honey. This is a cold-weather classic that leans heavily on its base of incense, leather, and oakmoss for a deep, vintage footpri…
Reviews →Mexican Bronco is a warm, spicy honeyed scent with a boozy-citrus opening and a richer, sweeter drydown. It leans aromatic early, then turns resinous, woody and slightly syrupy as the honey, frankincense and ambergris-style base settles in. It looks best suited to men who enjoy bold, affordable statement scents and do…
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, Cleopatra or Mexican Bronco?
Mexican Bronco takes 4 of 4 categories. Cleopatra is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes; Mexican Bronco is rated 4.56/5 from 18 votes. Choose Cleopatra for a woody and amber character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Mexican Bronco for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Cleopatra or Mexican Bronco?
Mexican Bronco lasts longest (Mexican Bronco 66/100, Cleopatra 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Cleopatra or Mexican Bronco?
Projection is very close: Mexican Bronco 51/100, Cleopatra 50/100 for sillage.
Do Cleopatra and Mexican Bronco smell similar?
Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Cinnamon, Cloves and Honey.
Is Cleopatra or Mexican Bronco better for summer or winter?
Cleopatra suits evening wear; Mexican Bronco suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Cleopatra and Mexican Bronco?
Cleopatra has top notes of Bergamot, Cinnamon, Galbanum and Pepper, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, Heliotrope and Narcissus, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Labdanum and Wormwood. Mexican Bronco has top notes of White Wine, Bergamot, Wormwood and elemi, heart notes of Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves and Iris, a base of Honey, Frankincense, Woody Notes and Ambergris.
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