Cuir Béluga Hair Mist vs Malabar
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
45%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Malabar takes 4 of 4 categories.
Cuir Béluga Hair MistChoose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Best in fall, evening wear.
MalabarChoose it for a vanilla and yellow floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Cuir Béluga Hair Mist0/4
Malabar4/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Malabar
- Sillage & projection
- Malabar
- Value for money
- Malabar
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Malabar
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Cuir Béluga Hair MistGuerlainMalabarOptico ProfumoWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.57/ 5 · 7 votes
Have 17%Had 4%Want 79%
4.47/ 5 · 15 votes
Have 31%Had 8%Want 60%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate71%Love
14%Like
14%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
7 votes · too few to score
80%Love
0%Like
7%Ok
13%Dislike
0%Hate
15 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityMalabar
SillageMalabar
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerMalabarBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothvanilla100%
powdery90%
sweet80%
herbal70%
leather60%
warm spicy50%
vanilla100%
yellow floral92%
sweet84%
woody77%
aromatic69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match45%Some overlap · both vanilla, sweet and warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop15 to 30 minutes
TangerineAldehydes
Heart2 to 3 hours
ImmortellePatchouli
Base4 to 6 hours
VanillaHeliotropeSuedeAmber
Top
TangerineClovesCardamom
Heart
Ylang-YlangTonka BeanAbsintheOsmanthusHeliotropeChestnut
Base
VanillaPatchouliAmber
InformationalShared notesTangerine, Patchouli, Vanilla and Heliotrope. Durations are only published for Cuir Béluga Hair Mist, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring75
Summer75
Fall100
Winter100
Day75
Night100
Spring86
Summer57
Fall100
Winter86
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#32,800
PerfumerOlivier Polge
Launched—
Reviews2
Overall rank#30,863
PerfumerNicola Bianchi
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerMalabarHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotCuir Béluga Hair Mist by Guerlain brings a soft, powdered suede texture to hair without the heavy density of a traditional spray. Launched in 2025 and composed by perfumer Olivier Polge, this mist opens with a sharp burst of sparkling aldehydes and bright tangerine. It quickly settles into a pillowy core of herbal imm…
Reviews →Malabar by Optico Profumo is a warm, spicy Oriental scent built on a heavy base of vanilla and earthy patchouli. Spiced tangerine and cloves open the fragrance, which slowly shifts into a dense, sweet heart of chestnut and heliotrope. It fits someone looking for a comforting, resinous layer that lingers in cold autumn…
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Malabar?
Malabar takes 4 of 4 categories. Cuir Béluga Hair Mist is rated 4.57/5 from 7 votes; Malabar is rated 4.47/5 from 15 votes. Choose Cuir Béluga Hair Mist for a vanilla and powdery character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Malabar for a vanilla and yellow floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Malabar?
Malabar lasts longest (Malabar 85/100, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist 70/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Malabar?
Malabar projects furthest (Malabar 77/100, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist 46/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Cuir Béluga Hair Mist and Malabar smell similar?
Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Tangerine, Patchouli, Vanilla and Heliotrope.
Is Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Malabar better for summer or winter?
Cuir Béluga Hair Mist suits evening wear; Malabar suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Cuir Béluga Hair Mist and Malabar?
Cuir Béluga Hair Mist has top notes of Tangerine and Aldehydes, heart notes of Immortelle and Patchouli, a base of Vanilla, Heliotrope, Suede and Amber. Malabar has top notes of Tangerine, Cloves and Cardamom, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Tonka Bean, Absinthe and Osmanthus, a base of Vanilla, Patchouli and Amber.
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