Fragrance comparison

Colonia No14 vs Meydan

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 471 ratings analysed

Colonia No14

Mauzan

—0 votes

Rank #68,208 LavenderSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Meydan

The Spirit of Dubai

4.48471 votes

Rank #22,865 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Meydan takes 1 of 1 categories.

Colonia No14
Choose it for a lavender and sweet character.
Meydan
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Colonia No140/1

Meydan1/1

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: Meydan

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Colonia No14Mauzan

MeydanThe Spirit of Dubai

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

4.48/ 5 · 471 votes

Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

69%Love

19%Like

5%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

471 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity88

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate87

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value38

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

lavender100%

sweet91%

woody83%

musky74%

aromatic65%

powdery56%

woody100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

aromatic77%

fresh spicy69%

amber61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CinnamonAmber

Heart

LavenderCashmeranLeather

Base

Sweet NotesVetiverMusk

Top

SaffronLavenderCypressStyraxCardamomNutmegBergamotArtemisia

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)TobaccoGeraniumCedarCashmeranLily-of-the-ValleyLabdanumJasmine

Base

LeatherPatchouliVetiverMuskGuaiac WoodBenzoinSandalwoodAmber

InformationalShared notesAmber, Lavender, Cashmeran and Leather. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring65

Summer28

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men82

Unisex17

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,208

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#22,865

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMeydanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Colonia No14 pairs cinnamon and amber with a smooth lavender heart, then settles into sweet musk, vetiver, and soft leather. It reads as a warm woody amber with an aromatic lift rather than a heavy oriental style. If you like sweet lavender, polished musk, and a slightly powdery leather touch, this is the kind of uni…

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Meydan opens with a sharp burst of green cypress, bitter artemisia, and medicinal saffron that immediately signals an uncompromising Arabian leather scent. As the top notes quiet down, dark tobacco and smoky agarwood emerge alongside a spicy geranium heart. The base settles into a heavy, dark leather wrapped in patcho…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Colonia No14 and Meydan smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Amber, Lavender, Cashmeran and Leather.

What are the notes in Colonia No14 and Meydan?

Colonia No14 has top notes of Cinnamon and Amber, heart notes of Lavender, Cashmeran and Leather, a base of Sweet Notes, Vetiver and Musk. Meydan has top notes of Saffron, Lavender, Cypress and Styrax, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Tobacco, Geranium and Cedar, a base of Leather, Patchouli, Vetiver and Musk.