Fragrance comparison

Dragons Blood vs Manhattan Leather

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 4 ratings analysed

Dragons Blood

Scent by the Sea

—0 votes

Rank #66,455 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Manhattan Leather

The Gate Fragrances Paris

4.754 votes

Rank #33,235 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Manhattan Leather takes 2 of 2 categories.

Dragons Blood
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Manhattan Leather
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Dragons Blood0/2

Manhattan Leather2/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Manhattan Leather
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Manhattan Leather

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dragons BloodScent by the Sea

Manhattan LeatherThe Gate Fragrances Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 19%Had 0%Want 81%

4.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage85

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageManhattan Leather

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody83%

balsamic65%

smoky48%

warm spicy30%

amber100%

leather91%

woody83%

smoky74%

aromatic65%

animalic56%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both amber, woody and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Woody NotesIncenseResins

No top / heart / base split published

Top

SageJasmineResinsBasil

Heart

LeatherWoody NotesIncenseViolet

Base

AmberOlibanumAgarwood (Oud)

InformationalShared notesWoody Notes, Incense and Resins. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring33

Summer0

Fall67

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men67

Unisex0

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,455

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,235

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerManhattan LeatherHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dragons Blood by Scent by the Sea is a resinous, incense-forward woody scent with a deep amber tone and a soft smoky edge. Think warm balsamic resins over dry woods, more meditative than sweet, and more atmospheric than “fresh.” If you like incense, resin oils, and darker amber woods, this is the kind of simple, strai…

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Manhattan Leather opens with aromatic sage and crisp basil before giving way to heavy birch-like leather and smoking olibanum. Warm resins and golden amber ground the base, creating a dense scent footprint built for cold winter evenings. It pairs best with heavy wool coats and formal nightlife when you need projection…

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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.

Which projects more, Dragons Blood or Manhattan Leather?

Manhattan Leather projects furthest (Manhattan Leather 85/100, Dragons Blood 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Dragons Blood and Manhattan Leather smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and smoky accords. Common notes include Woody Notes, Incense and Resins.

Is Dragons Blood or Manhattan Leather better for summer or winter?

Dragons Blood suits day or night wear; Manhattan Leather suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dragons Blood and Manhattan Leather?

Dragons Blood features Woody Notes, Incense and Resins. Manhattan Leather has top notes of Sage, Jasmine, Resins and Basil, heart notes of Leather, Woody Notes, Incense and Violet, a base of Amber, Olibanum and Agarwood (Oud).