Fragrance comparison

Coeur de Lion vs Santal de Paris

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 122 ratings analysed

Coeur de Lion

Gris Montaigne Paris

5.001 votes

Rank #48,699 MuskyWhite Floral

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73%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Santal de Paris

Place de la Rêverie

4.17121 votes

Rank #9,116 AmberMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Santal de Paris takes 1 of 1 categories.

Coeur de Lion
Choose it for a musky and white floral character. Best in spring.
Santal de Paris
Choose it for a amber and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Coeur de Lion0/1

Santal de Paris1/1

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: Santal de Paris

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Coeur de LionGris Montaigne Paris

Santal de ParisPlace de la Rêverie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.17/ 5 · 121 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

66%Love

12%Like

7%Ok

4%Dislike

12%Hate

121 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value37

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

white floral91%

amber83%

woody74%

aromatic65%

floral56%

amber100%

musky91%

vanilla83%

powdery74%

floral65%

balsamic56%

Scent match73%Closely related · both musky, amber and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top15 to 30 minutes

LilyAmyrisPowdery Notes

Heart2 to 4 hours

AmbroxanAmbretteMysore Sandalwood

Base4 to 7 hours

LabdanumVanillaBenzoin

Top

Powdery NotesLilyAmyris

Heart

AmbroxanAmbretteMysore Sandalwood

Base

VanillaBenzoinLabdanum

InformationalShared notesLily, Amyris, Powdery Notes and Ambroxan. Durations are only published for Coeur de Lion, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day–

Night–

Spring93

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men15

Unisex64

Women21

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#48,699

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,116

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews16

Category winnerSantal de ParisHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Coeur de Lion by Gris Montaigne Paris opens with a distinctive combination of clean floral lily, herbal amyris wood, and soft powdery notes. As the initial freshness settles, the fragrance introduces a smooth core of ambroxan, musk-like ambrette seed, and warm Mysore sandalwood. The base rests on a gentle resinous fou…

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Santal de Paris by Place de la Réverie wraps creamy Mysore sandalwood in a powdery, ambery blanket. Nathalie Feisthauer shapes this 2022 release as a soft, comforting skin scent. It leans heavily on cozy vanilla, warm benzoin, and a subtle touch of lily to create an intimate, office-friendly aroma.

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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, Coeur de Lion or Santal de Paris?

Santal de Paris takes 1 of 1 categories. Coeur de Lion is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Santal de Paris is rated 4.17/5 from 121 votes. Choose Coeur de Lion for a musky and white floral character. Best in spring. Choose Santal de Paris for a amber and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Coeur de Lion and Santal de Paris smell similar?

Closely related: a 73% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, amber and floral accords. Common notes include Lily, Amyris, Powdery Notes and Ambroxan.

What are the notes in Coeur de Lion and Santal de Paris?

Coeur de Lion has top notes of Lily, Amyris and Powdery Notes, heart notes of Ambroxan, Ambrette and Mysore Sandalwood, a base of Labdanum, Vanilla and Benzoin. Santal de Paris has top notes of Powdery Notes, Lily and Amyris, heart notes of Ambroxan, Ambrette and Mysore Sandalwood, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin and Labdanum.