Fragrance comparison

Craft Man 3 Brune vs Yellow Book

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 38 ratings analysed

3 wins

Craft Man 3 Brune

Vinci

3.002 votes

Rank #64,707 TobaccoIris

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

Yellow Book

Alkemia Perfumes

3.8936 votes

Rank #36,939 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Craft Man 3 Brune takes 3 of 4 categories.

Craft Man 3 Brune
Choose it for a tobacco and iris character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Yellow Book
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Craft Man 3 Brune3/4

Yellow Book1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Craft Man 3 Brune
Sillage & projection: Craft Man 3 Brune
Value for money: Craft Man 3 Brune
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Yellow Book

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Craft Man 3 BruneVinci

Yellow BookAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

3.89/ 5 · 36 votes

Have 43%Had 20%Want 37%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

31%Love

42%Like

17%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

36 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityCraft Man 3 Brune

SillageCraft Man 3 Brune

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value75

Category winnerCraft Man 3 BruneBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

iris92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

powdery69%

amber61%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

aldehydic84%

sweet77%

tobacco69%

leather61%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both warm spicy, tobacco and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

TobaccoSpicesRum

Heart

IrisLeatherTuberose

Base

Tonka BeanBenzoinGuaiac Wood

Notes

BenzoinAldehydesAmberTobaccoCoffeeHoneyLeatherRumSaffronSpicesYuzu

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Spices, Rum 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

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring23

Summer0

Fall100

Winter85

Day100

Night92

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Men27

Unisex55

Women18

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#64,707

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#36,939

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerYellow BookHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Craft Man 3 Brune by Vinci offers a dark, masculine blend of heavy tobacco and boozy rum, balanced by a powdery iris heart. Built for cold weather, this scent settles into a warm, leathery guaiac wood base that projects a dry, smoky masculinity. It offers a solid budget option for office wear during autumn and winter.

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Yellow Book by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

Reviews →

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.

Which is better, Craft Man 3 Brune or Yellow Book?

Craft Man 3 Brune takes 3 of 4 categories. Craft Man 3 Brune is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes; Yellow Book is rated 3.89/5 from 36 votes. Choose Craft Man 3 Brune for a tobacco and iris character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Yellow Book for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Craft Man 3 Brune or Yellow Book?

Craft Man 3 Brune lasts longest (Craft Man 3 Brune 70/100, Yellow Book 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Craft Man 3 Brune or Yellow Book?

Craft Man 3 Brune projects furthest (Craft Man 3 Brune 50/100, Yellow Book 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Craft Man 3 Brune and Yellow Book smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, tobacco and amber accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Spices, Rum and Leather.

Is Craft Man 3 Brune or Yellow Book better for summer or winter?

Craft Man 3 Brune suits day or night wear; Yellow Book suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Craft Man 3 Brune and Yellow Book?

Craft Man 3 Brune has top notes of Tobacco, Spices and Rum, heart notes of Iris, Leather and Tuberose, a base of Tonka Bean, Benzoin and Guaiac Wood. Yellow Book features Benzoin, Aldehydes, Amber, Tobacco and Coffee.