Fragrance comparison

Dirty Dandy vs MIRIFICUS

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 1 ratings analysed

1 wins

Dirty Dandy

LEN Fragrances

4.001 votes

Rank #58,731 VanillaFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

45%scent match

Some overlap

MIRIFICUS

Wallachian Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #71,401 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dirty Dandy takes 1 of 1 categories.

Dirty Dandy
Choose it for a vanilla and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, evening wear.
MIRIFICUS
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Dirty Dandy1/1

MIRIFICUS0/1

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: Dirty Dandy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dirty DandyLEN Fragrances

MIRIFICUSWallachian Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 1%Had 0%Want 99%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 6%Had 0%Want 94%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

fruity92%

amber84%

floral77%

warm spicy69%

leather61%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

fruity84%

woody77%

sweet69%

animalic61%

Scent match45%Some overlap · both amber, fruity and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

ApricotPassion FlowerBlackcurrantSaffronLychee

Heart2-4 hrs

LeatherOudAmbretteLily of the Valley

Base8-12 hrs

VanillaBenzoinMusk

Top

CoffeeLimeBlackcurrantPineappleRaspberryBergamotCardamomSaffron

Heart

IrisLily of the ValleyJasmineRose

Base

AmbergrisIncenseLeatherOudNagarmothaPatchouliVanillaBenzoin

InformationalShared notesBlackcurrant, Saffron, Leather and Oud. Durations are only published for Dirty Dandy, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day41

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Date 36%Party 29%Casual 19%Work 16%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#58,731

PerfumerMirella Pomina

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,401

PerfumerArturetto Landi

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDirty DandyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

LEN Fragrances Dirty Dandy takes a decadent route through sweet fruit and dark hide. The first spray delivers a vivid shock of syrupy apricot, tart blackcurrant, and bittersweet saffron. It is intensely plush. Within twenty minutes, the opening sweetness meets supple leather and medicinal oud, tempering the initial fr…

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Wallachian Perfumes MIRIFICUS opens with an aggressive burst of roasted coffee, tart blackcurrant, and spicy saffron before settling into a dense floral heart of dark rose and powder-dusted iris. Perfumer Arturetto Landi constructed this 2024 unisex scent around a heavy base of raw oud, smoky incense, Nagarmotha, and …

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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 Dirty Dandy and MIRIFICUS smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, fruity and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Blackcurrant, Saffron, Leather and Oud.

Is Dirty Dandy or MIRIFICUS better for summer or winter?

Dirty Dandy suits evening wear; MIRIFICUS suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dirty Dandy and MIRIFICUS?

Dirty Dandy has top notes of Apricot, Passion Flower, Blackcurrant and Saffron, heart notes of Leather, Oud, Ambrette and Lily of the Valley, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin and Musk. MIRIFICUS has top notes of Coffee, Lime, Blackcurrant and Pineapple, heart notes of Iris, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Ambergris, Incense, Leather and Oud.