Coven vs Risque
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Risque takes 4 of 5 categories.
CovenChoose it for a woody and musky character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.
RisqueChoose it for a floral and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
- Ratings & consensus
- Risque
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Risque
- Sillage & projection
- Risque
- Value for money
- Coven
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Risque
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership splitCommunity sentiment
How voters split from love to hate19 votes · too few to score
343 votes
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevityRisque
SillageRisque
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itMain accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothNote pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedSeasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonWho wears it
Gender appeal votesRanking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#60,575
PerfumerOleksandr Perevertaylo
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#4,877
PerfumerRoja Dove
Launched—
Reviews26
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotOleksandr Perevertaylo launched Coven for Partisan Parfums in 2015 as an uncompromising unisex chypre floral. The composition opens with a sharp burst of aldehydes, bergamot, and Indonesian pepper before revealing an unusual top contrast of sweet mango and tangy lemon. As it settles, dense yellow florals like ylang-yl…
Reviews →Risque is a polished green floral chypre with a bright citrus opening, a floral heart led by jasmine, rose and hyacinth, and a mossy, woody base softened by civet and labdanum. It reads elegant, slightly vintage in style, and more modern in texture than some classic chypres. On skin, it can feel airy rather than heavy…
Reviews →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, Coven or Risque?
Risque takes 4 of 5 categories. Coven is rated 3.68/5 from 19 votes; Risque is rated 4.07/5 from 418 votes. Choose Coven for a woody and musky character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Risque for a floral and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Coven or Risque?
Risque lasts longest (Risque 75/100, Coven 69/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Coven or Risque?
Risque projects furthest (Risque 69/100, Coven 53/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Coven and Risque smell similar?
Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Ylang-Ylang and Labdanum.
Is Coven or Risque better for summer or winter?
Coven suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Coven and Risque?
Coven has top notes of Aldehydes, Bergamot, Indonesian Pepper and Mango, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Labdanum, Jasmine and Frangipani, a base of Civet, Castoreum, Oakmoss and Sandalwood. Risque has top notes of Bergamot, Lemon and Litsea Cubeba, heart notes of Chamomile, Hyacinth, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Civet, Patchouli and Vetiver.
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