Fragrance comparison

Cruz del Sur I vs Desire I

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 277 ratings analysed

1 wins

Cruz del Sur I

Xerjoff

3.53277 votes

Rank #9,825 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Desire I

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #74,979 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cruz del Sur I takes 1 of 1 categories.

Cruz del Sur I
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Desire I
Choose it for a woody and amber character.

Cruz del Sur I1/1

Desire I0/1

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: Cruz del Sur I

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cruz del Sur IXerjoff

Desire IThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 277 votes

Have 75%Had 25%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

34%Love

24%Like

13%Ok

20%Dislike

9%Hate

277 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

smoky69%

fruity61%

woody100%

amber92%

citrus84%

leather77%

fresh spicy69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both amber, woody and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RumGrapesBergamot

Heart

Dried FruitsClovesCuminCedarCinnamon

Base

LeatherCastoreumMyrhhIncenseLabdanumAmberSandalwood

Notes

GrapefruitCastoreumCedarwoodBergamotLabdanumCinnamonLeatherMyrrhResinCuminBarkRum

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesRum, Bergamot, Cumin and Cinnamon. Durations are only published for Desire I, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring52

Summer15

Fall100

Winter95

Day63

Night100

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men72

Unisex24

Women4

Not enough votes yet

Date 39%Party 31%Casual 19%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,825

PerfumerMiroslav Petkov

Launched—

Reviews31

Overall rank#74,979

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCruz del Sur IHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Xerjoff Cruz del Sur I hits the nostrils with dark rum, sour dried fruits, and sharp bergamot. Within minutes, heavy birch-tar leather and pungent castoreum take control of the composition. Smoky incense and warm cloves wrap around a dense core of myrrh and cedarwood. The fragrance settles into an intensely resinous b…

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Desire I by The Dua Brand is a dense, boozy woody fragrance built around dark rum, aged cedarwood, and resinous leather. It opens with an immediate flash of bitter bergamot and dry grapefruit that quickly sinks into warm cinnamon bark and sticky dried fruits. You get zero watery filler here. The heavy Extrait de Parfu…

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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 Cruz del Sur I and Desire I smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and leather accords. Common notes include Rum, Bergamot, Cumin and Cinnamon.

Is Cruz del Sur I or Desire I better for summer or winter?

Cruz del Sur I suits evening wear; Desire I suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cruz del Sur I and Desire I?

Cruz del Sur I has top notes of Rum, Grapes and Bergamot, heart notes of Dried Fruits, Cloves, Cumin and Cedar, a base of Leather, Castoreum, Myrhh and Incense. Desire I features Grapefruit, Castoreum, Cedarwood, Bergamot and Labdanum.