Fragrance comparison

Eau de Cyan vs Chypre Palatin

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 1,878 ratings analysed

Eau de Cyan

Vertus

3.5392 votes

Rank #17,423 AromaticMarine

Full profile Similar & dupes

8%scent match

Clearly different

6 wins

Chypre Palatin

MDCI Parfums

4.441,786 votes

Rank #82 AmberLeather

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chypre Palatin takes 6 of 7 categories.

Eau de Cyan
Choose it for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring.
Chypre Palatin
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Eau de Cyan1/7

Chypre Palatin6/7

Ratings & consensus: Chypre Palatin
Community sentiment: Chypre Palatin
Longevity: Chypre Palatin
Sillage & projection: Chypre Palatin
Value for money: Eau de Cyan
Versatility: Chypre Palatin
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Chypre Palatin

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Eau de CyanVertus

Chypre PalatinMDCI Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 92 votes

Have 35%Had 13%Want 52%

4.44/ 5 · 1,786 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerChypre PalatinRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

30%Love

28%Like

13%Ok

21%Dislike

8%Hate

92 votes

64%Love

23%Like

6%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

1,786 votes

Category winnerChypre PalatinMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityChypre Palatin

SillageChypre Palatin

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value38

Category winnerEau de CyanBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

aromatic100%

marine92%

aquatic84%

woody77%

mossy69%

white floral61%

amber100%

leather92%

sweet84%

warm spicy77%

green69%

powdery61%

Scent match8%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Sea NotesCypressSageGalbanum

Heart

SeaweedGardeniaJasmine

Base

OakmossMuskPatchouliAmber

Top

GalbanumAldehydesClementineLabdanumHyacinthLavenderSage

Heart

PlumRoseIrisJasmineGardenia

Base

Tolu BalsamOakmossCastoreumBenzoinLeatherImmortelleVanillaStyrax

InformationalShared notesSage, Galbanum, Gardenia and Jasmine. 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

Fall0

Winter10

Day–

Night–

Spring85

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerChypre PalatinMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men56

Unisex38

Women6

Men36

Unisex53

Women11

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,423

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#82

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews200

Category winnerChypre PalatinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Eau de Cyan by Vertus is a powerful unisex marine fragrance built around a green, salty seaweed heart. It opens with an bracing mixture of sage, cypress, and sharp galbanum, suggesting cold waves crashing against a damp forest coastline. The scent dries down into a persistent, mossy base of patchouli and oakmoss that …

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Chypre Palatin is a rich, old-school chypre with a warm amber heart, green galbanum bite, powdery florals, plum sweetness, moss, leather, and balsamic depth. Wearers often describe it as elegant, complex, vintage-leaning, and unusually memorable. It is best sampled first. The same dense sweetness, animalic warmth, du…

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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, Eau de Cyan or Chypre Palatin?

Chypre Palatin takes 6 of 7 categories. Eau de Cyan is rated 3.53/5 from 92 votes; Chypre Palatin is rated 4.44/5 from 1,786 votes. Choose Eau de Cyan for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring. Choose Chypre Palatin for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Eau de Cyan or Chypre Palatin?

Chypre Palatin lasts longest (Chypre Palatin 84/100, Eau de Cyan 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Eau de Cyan or Chypre Palatin?

Chypre Palatin projects furthest (Chypre Palatin 70/100, Eau de Cyan 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Eau de Cyan and Chypre Palatin smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Sage, Galbanum, Gardenia and Jasmine.

Is Eau de Cyan or Chypre Palatin better for summer or winter?

For summer, Eau de Cyan is the stronger pick. For winter, Chypre Palatin is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Eau de Cyan and Chypre Palatin?

Eau de Cyan has top notes of Sea Notes, Cypress, Sage and Galbanum, heart notes of Seaweed, Gardenia and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Musk, Patchouli and Amber. Chypre Palatin has top notes of Galbanum, Aldehydes, Clementine and Labdanum, heart notes of Plum, Rose, Iris and Jasmine, a base of Tolu Balsam, Oakmoss, Castoreum and Benzoin.