Fragrance comparison

Écrin de Fumée vs Mesoamerica

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 1,523 ratings analysed

3 wins

Écrin de Fumée

Serge Lutens

4.171,515 votes

Rank #25,026 WoodyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

36%scent match

Some overlap

Mesoamerica

Acidica Perfumes

4.628 votes

Rank #39,231 RoseCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Écrin de Fumée takes 3 of 4 categories.

Écrin de Fumée
Choose it for a woody and cacao character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Mesoamerica
Choose it for a rose and cacao character. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Écrin de Fumée3/4

Mesoamerica0/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Écrin de Fumée
Sillage & projection: Écrin de Fumée
Value for money: Tie
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Écrin de Fumée

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Écrin de FuméeSerge Lutens

MesoamericaAcidica Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 1,515 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

4.62/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 17%Had 9%Want 74%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

35%Like

10%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

1,515 votes

88%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate91

Category winners

LongevityÉcrin de Fumée

SillageÉcrin de Fumée

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

Category winnerTieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

cacao88%

smoky77%

tobacco65%

warm spicy53%

rum42%

rose100%

cacao88%

warm spicy77%

floral65%

amber53%

musky42%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both cacao and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoRumSmokeTobaccoWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Red RoseCacaoMuskLimeSpicesRumWoody NotesTobaccoAmberBenzoin

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCacao, Rum, Tobacco and Woody Notes. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring24

Summer12

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring67

Summer67

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex53

Women5

Men25

Unisex25

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,026

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#39,231

PerfumerElena Markova

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerÉcrin de FuméeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Serge Lutens introduces a dark, woody mood in Écrin de Fumée. This unisex scent combines dry tobacco leaf and roasted cacao beans with a warm, rum soaked opening. It sits close to the skin on winter nights, offering a cozy but smoky shadow that suits drinkers of black coffee and lovers of dark wool coats.

Reviews →

Mesoamerica by Acidica Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Mesoamerica was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Elena Markova.

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, Écrin de Fumée or Mesoamerica?

Écrin de Fumée takes 3 of 4 categories. Écrin de Fumée is rated 4.17/5 from 1,515 votes; Mesoamerica is rated 4.62/5 from 8 votes. Choose Écrin de Fumée for a woody and cacao character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Mesoamerica for a rose and cacao character. Best in fall, daytime wear.