Fragrance comparison

Crown Of Emirates vs Secret d'Elegance

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 31 ratings analysed

1 wins

Crown Of Emirates

Nabeel

4.0730 votes

Rank #23,417 RoseLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Secret d'Elegance

L'Empire des Sens

3.001 votes

Rank #64,539 MuskyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Crown Of Emirates takes 1 of 1 categories.

Crown Of Emirates
Choose it for a rose and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Secret d'Elegance
Choose it for a musky and oud character.

Crown Of Emirates1/1

Secret d'Elegance0/1

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: Crown Of Emirates

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Crown Of EmiratesNabeel

Secret d'EleganceL'Empire des Sens

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 30 votes

Have 48%Had 6%Want 46%

3.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

53%Love

23%Like

7%Ok

10%Dislike

7%Hate

30 votes

0%Love

0%Like

100%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value81

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

floral69%

oud61%

musky100%

oud86%

woody72%

powdery58%

fresh spicy44%

smoky30%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both woody and oud

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RoseSaffronMossLeatherVanillaCitrusesNeroli

Heart

OudPapyrusPink PeonyLitchiOrange BlossomMagnolia

Base

SandalwoodVioletAmberMusk

Top

SaffronRose

Heart

Musk

Base

Gaiac WoodOud

InformationalShared notesRose, Saffron, Oud and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring82

Summer41

Fall100

Winter94

Day57

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men26

Unisex53

Women21

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,417

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#64,539

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCrown Of EmiratesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Nabeel's Crown Of Emirates blends thick leather with sweet litchi and a heavy dose of rose water. It is a dense, Middle Eastern style fragrance that works best in cold weather or formal evening settings. The drydown reveals a soft oud and sandalwood base that lingers on the skin for hours.

Reviews →

Secret d'Elegance by L'Empire des Sens opens with a dry punch of red saffron paired with a dark, velvety damask rose. As the top notes quiet down, clean musk floods the middle phase, rounding off the sharper spicy edges before heavy gaiac wood and smoky agarwood take over the base. The result is a brooding, musky orie…

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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.

Which is better, Crown Of Emirates or Secret d'Elegance?

Crown Of Emirates takes 1 of 1 categories. Crown Of Emirates is rated 4.07/5 from 30 votes; Secret d'Elegance is rated 3.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Crown Of Emirates for a rose and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Secret d'Elegance for a musky and oud character.

Do Crown Of Emirates and Secret d'Elegance smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and oud accords. Common notes include Rose, Saffron, Oud and Musk.

Is Crown Of Emirates or Secret d'Elegance better for summer or winter?

Crown Of Emirates suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Crown Of Emirates and Secret d'Elegance?

Crown Of Emirates has top notes of Rose, Saffron, Moss and Leather, heart notes of Oud, Papyrus, Pink Peony and Litchi, a base of Sandalwood, Violet, Amber and Musk. Secret d'Elegance has top notes of Saffron and Rose, heart notes of Musk, a base of Gaiac Wood and Oud.