Fragrance comparison

Deep Dark Water 2025 vs Legendary

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 39 ratings analysed

1 wins

Deep Dark Water 2025

In The Box

3.9239 votes

Rank #33,594 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

Legendary

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,149 AromaticAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Deep Dark Water 2025 takes 1 of 1 categories.

Deep Dark Water 2025
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Legendary
Choose it for a aromatic and amber character.

Deep Dark Water 20251/1

Legendary0/1

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: Deep Dark Water 2025

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Deep Dark Water 2025In The Box

LegendaryThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.92/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 43%Had 9%Want 48%

—/ 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

44%Love

26%Like

13%Ok

15%Dislike

3%Hate

39 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value73

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy91%

marine83%

citrus74%

woody65%

amber56%

aromatic100%

amber91%

tobacco83%

woody74%

fresh spicy65%

sweet56%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both aromatic, fresh spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Marine notesBergamot

Heart

RosemaryGeraniumClary Sage

Base

OlibanumPatchouli

Notes

Tobacco LeafOlibanumClary SageCedarwoodBergamot

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Clary Sage and Olibanum. Durations are only published for Legendary, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring61

Summer100

Fall21

Winter4

Day100

Night38

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,594

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#79,149

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDeep Dark Water 2025Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Deep Dark Water 2025 is a fresh aquatic with a crisp bergamot opening, salty marine lift, and a green aromatic heart of rosemary, clary sage, and geranium. As it settles, patchouli and olibanum give it a drier, woodier finish. It reads clean, breezy, and masculine, with a profile that should suit warm weather, daytime…

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Legendary by The Dua Brand is an oriental fougere fragrance built around an aromatic core of clary sage and armoise oil, brightened at the top by a sharp splash of bergamot. As the initial citrus crispness settles, the composition moves into a deep, resinous heart where smoky olibanum meets dry cedarwood. The base pro…

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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.

Do Deep Dark Water 2025 and Legendary smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, fresh spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Clary Sage and Olibanum.

Is Deep Dark Water 2025 or Legendary better for summer or winter?

Deep Dark Water 2025 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Deep Dark Water 2025 and Legendary?

Deep Dark Water 2025 has top notes of Marine notes and Bergamot, heart notes of Rosemary, Geranium and Clary Sage, a base of Olibanum and Patchouli. Legendary features Tobacco Leaf, Olibanum, Clary Sage, Cedarwood and Bergamot.