Fragrance comparison

Eau de Cyan vs Historical Chypre

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 94 ratings analysed

Eau de Cyan

Vertus

3.5392 votes

Rank #17,486 AromaticMarine

Full profile Similar & dupes

2%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Historical Chypre

The Dua Brand

3.502 votes

Rank #67,393 LeatherPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Historical Chypre takes 3 of 4 categories.

Eau de Cyan
Choose it for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Historical Chypre
Choose it for a leather and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Eau de Cyan1/4

Historical Chypre3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Eau de CyanVertus

Historical ChypreThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 92 votes

Have 35%Had 13%Want 52%

3.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 38%Had 25%Want 38%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

0%Love

50%Like

50%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

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityHistorical Chypre

SillageHistorical Chypre

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value50

Category winnerHistorical ChypreBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

aromatic100%

marine92%

aquatic84%

woody77%

mossy69%

white floral61%

leather100%

powdery92%

amber84%

lavender77%

iris69%

animalic61%

Scent match2%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

Notes

LavenderLeatherIrisTolu BalsamCastoreumBenzoinPlumClementineImmortelleAldehydesGardeniaLabdanum

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesGardenia. Durations are only published for Historical Chypre, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter10

Day–

Night–

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men56

Unisex38

Women6

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,486

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#67,393

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerEau de CyanHigher 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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Historical Chypre by The Dua Brand is an Extrait de Parfum built around deep leather, rich resinous tones, and vintage floral accents. It introduces itself with bright bursts of clementine, tart plum, and soapy aldehydes before revealing an earthy core of oakmoss, lavender, and powdery iris. Resins such as benzoin, la…

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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 Historical Chypre?

Historical Chypre takes 3 of 4 categories. Eau de Cyan is rated 3.53/5 from 92 votes; Historical Chypre is rated 3.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Eau de Cyan for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Historical Chypre for a leather and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Eau de Cyan or Historical Chypre?

Historical Chypre lasts longest (Historical Chypre 80/100, Eau de Cyan 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Eau de Cyan or Historical Chypre?

Historical Chypre projects furthest (Historical Chypre 75/100, Eau de Cyan 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Eau de Cyan and Historical Chypre smell similar?

Clearly different: a 2% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Gardenia.

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

Historical Chypre suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

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

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. Historical Chypre features Lavender, Leather, Iris, Tolu Balsam and Castoreum.