Fragrance comparison

Core Meu vs Luna

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 144 ratings analysed

Core Meu

Antonio Marras

—0 votes

Rank #71,825 PatchouliAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Luna

Aaron Terence Hughes

4.28144 votes

Rank #2,103 RoseVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Luna takes 1 of 1 categories.

Core Meu
Choose it for a patchouli and amber character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Luna
Choose it for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Core Meu0/1

Luna1/1

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: Luna

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Core MeuAntonio Marras

LunaAaron Terence Hughes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.28/ 5 · 144 votes

Have 86%Had 14%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

65%Love

13%Like

10%Ok

2%Dislike

10%Hate

82 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value60

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

patchouli100%

amber88%

warm spicy77%

balsamic65%

smoky53%

woody42%

rose100%

vanilla92%

patchouli84%

oud77%

balsamic69%

amber61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both patchouli, amber and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PatchouliIncense

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Rose

Heart

Tahitian VanillaIncense

Base

PatchouliOudAmbergrisMusk

InformationalShared notesPatchouli and Incense. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring48

Summer14

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men34

Unisex52

Women13

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,825

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#2,103

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews34

Category winnerLunaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Core Meu reads as a dark, resinous patchouli scent with a distinctly Mediterranean twist. Helichrysum gives the opening a dry herbal warmth, then incense and amber deepen the fragrance into something smoky, balsamic, and quietly dramatic. This looks best suited to wearers who enjoy earthy, warm spicy perfumes with tex…

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Luna is a dark rose and oud fragrance with a plush, creamy vanilla core and a smoky incense haze. On skin it tends to open bold and attention grabbing, then settles into a warm, slightly leathery rose oud with patchouli depth and musky ambergris lift. Expect big projection and long wear for many people. Batch differen…

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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 Core Meu and Luna smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share patchouli, amber and balsamic accords. Common notes include Patchouli and Incense.

Is Core Meu or Luna better for summer or winter?

Core Meu suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Core Meu and Luna?

Core Meu features Patchouli and Incense. Luna has top notes of Rose, heart notes of Tahitian Vanilla and Incense, a base of Patchouli, Oud, Ambergris and Musk.