Fragrance comparison

Cuir Béluga Hair Mist vs Nero

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 9 ratings analysed

Cuir Béluga Hair Mist

Guerlain

4.577 votes

Rank #32,800 VanillaPowdery

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76%scent match

Very similar

Nero

Zodiac

5.002 votes

Rank #46,254 VanillaPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Cuir Béluga Hair Mist
Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Nero
Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear.

Cuir Béluga Hair Mist2/4

Nero2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Nero
Sillage & projection: Nero
Value for money: Cuir Béluga Hair Mist
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Cuir Béluga Hair Mist

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cuir Béluga Hair MistGuerlain

NeroZodiac

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.57/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 17%Had 4%Want 79%

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

71%Love

14%Like

14%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate89

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNero

SillageNero

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value40

¤ Price value0

Category winnerCuir Béluga Hair MistBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

powdery90%

sweet80%

herbal70%

leather60%

warm spicy50%

vanilla100%

powdery92%

amber84%

leather77%

patchouli69%

musky61%

Scent match76%Very similar · both vanilla, powdery and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

TangerineAldehydes

Heart2 to 3 hours

ImmortellePatchouli

Base4 to 6 hours

VanillaHeliotropeSuedeAmber

Top

AldehydesTangerine

Heart

PatchouliImmortelle

Base

SuedeAmberVanillaHeliotrope

InformationalShared notesTangerine, Aldehydes, Immortelle and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Cuir Béluga Hair Mist, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer75

Fall100

Winter100

Day75

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex80

Women20

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#32,800

PerfumerOlivier Polge

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#46,254

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCuir Béluga Hair MistHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cuir 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…

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Nero opens with a bright aldehydic tangerine lift, then settles into an ambery vanilla core with patchouli, immortelle and a soft suede effect. It reads powdery, warm and slightly leathery rather than sugary. This 2024 unisex release looks best suited to cooler evenings or dressed-up wear. Sample first if you dislike…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Nero?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Cuir Béluga Hair Mist is rated 4.57/5 from 7 votes; Nero is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Cuir Béluga Hair Mist for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Nero for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Nero?

Nero lasts longest (Nero 80/100, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Nero?

Nero projects furthest (Nero 75/100, Cuir Béluga Hair Mist 46/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cuir Béluga Hair Mist and Nero smell similar?

Very similar: a 76% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, powdery and leather accords. Common notes include Tangerine, Aldehydes, Immortelle and Patchouli.

Is Cuir Béluga Hair Mist or Nero better for summer or winter?

Cuir Béluga Hair Mist suits evening wear; Nero suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cuir Béluga Hair Mist and Nero?

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. Nero has top notes of Aldehydes and Tangerine, heart notes of Patchouli and Immortelle, a base of Suede, Amber, Vanilla and Heliotrope.