Fragrance comparison

Costume vs Lys de Domrémy

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

1 wins

Costume

Sergey Gubanov

4.002 votes

Rank #58,430 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

66%scent match

Closely related

Lys de Domrémy

Sauzé

—0 votes

Rank #71,979 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Costume takes 1 of 1 categories.

Costume
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Lys de Domrémy
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character.

Costume1/1

Lys de Domrémy0/1

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: Costume

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CostumeSergey Gubanov

Lys de DomrémySauzé

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 38%Had 8%Want 54%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

aromatic90%

woody80%

warm spicy70%

earthy60%

fresh spicy50%

woody100%

aromatic88%

warm spicy77%

earthy65%

fresh spicy53%

mossy42%

Scent match66%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitCardamomBlack PepperTarragon

Heart

GeraniumCedarNutmeg

Base

PatchouliVetiverOakmoss

Notes

CardamomGeraniumOakmossFirVetiverPatchouliWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Geranium, Patchouli and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter0

Day100

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#58,430

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,979

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCostumeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Costume by Sergey Gubanov is a sharp, aromatic unisex scent built around citrus and pepper. Launched in 2016, it opens with bright grapefruit and spicy cardamom before settling into a grounding woody base. It works well for office settings in the spring, providing a clean, professional finish without overwhelming the …

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Lys de Domrémy by Sauzé is a woody, aromatic fougere built around spicy cardamom, green geranium, fir-like freshness, and a classic mossy, earthy base of oakmoss, vetiver, and patchouli. It reads like an old-school masculine structure, more barbershop and forest-floor than sweet. If you enjoy mossy woods and herbal fr…

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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 Costume and Lys de Domrémy smell similar?

Closely related: a 66% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Geranium, Patchouli and Vetiver.

Is Costume or Lys de Domrémy better for summer or winter?

Costume suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Costume and Lys de Domrémy?

Costume has top notes of Grapefruit, Cardamom, Black Pepper and Tarragon, heart notes of Geranium, Cedar and Nutmeg, a base of Patchouli, Vetiver and Oakmoss. Lys de Domrémy features Cardamom, Geranium, Oakmoss, Fir and Vetiver.