Eau de Cyan vs Virginia
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
20%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Virginia takes 4 of 7 categories.
Eau de CyanChoose it for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
VirginiaChoose it for a green and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Eau de Cyan3/7
Virginia4/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Virginia
- Community sentiment
- Virginia
- Longevity
- Eau de Cyan
- Sillage & projection
- Eau de Cyan
- Value for money
- Virginia
- Versatility
- Virginia
- 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 CyanVertusVirginiaStrangers ParfumerieWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.53/ 5 · 92 votes
Have 35%Had 13%Want 52%
3.92/ 5 · 37 votes
Have 14%Had 5%Want 80%
Category winnerVirginiaRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate30%Love
28%Like
13%Ok
21%Dislike
8%Hate
92 votes
38%Love
38%Like
5%Ok
16%Dislike
3%Hate
37 votes
Category winnerVirginiaMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityEau de Cyan
SillageEau de Cyan
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerVirginiaBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by botharomatic100%
marine92%
aquatic84%
woody77%
mossy69%
white floral61%
green100%
fresh92%
floral84%
woody77%
herbal69%
aromatic61%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both aromatic and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Sea NotesCypressSageGalbanum
Heart
SeaweedGardeniaJasmine
Base
OakmossMuskPatchouliAmber
Notes
WildflowersLily-of-the-ValleyGalbanumPaperGrassChrysanthemumAshDandelionVetiverSuedeBellflowerOak
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesGalbanum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter10
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer67
Fall8
Winter8
Day100
Night25
Category winnerVirginiaMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#17,423
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews11
Overall rank#37,226
PerfumerPrin Lomros
Launched—
Reviews3
Category winnerEau de CyanHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotEau 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 …
Reviews →Strangers Parfumerie Virginia opens with an immediate burst of freshly cut grass, damp fig leaf, and sharp galbanum. Created by perfumer Prin Lomros in 2018, this unisex creation captures the crisp air of a damp spring morning. As the bitter herbal top note softens, a heart of lily-of-the-valley and wild flowers emerg…
Reviews →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 Virginia?
Virginia takes 4 of 7 categories. Eau de Cyan is rated 3.53/5 from 92 votes; Virginia is rated 3.92/5 from 37 votes. Choose Eau de Cyan for a aromatic and marine character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Virginia for a green and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Eau de Cyan or Virginia?
Eau de Cyan lasts longest (Eau de Cyan 73/100, Virginia 69/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Eau de Cyan or Virginia?
Eau de Cyan projects furthest (Eau de Cyan 65/100, Virginia 58/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Eau de Cyan and Virginia smell similar?
Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and woody accords. Common notes include Galbanum.
Is Eau de Cyan or Virginia better for summer or winter?
For summer, Virginia is the stronger pick. For winter, Eau de Cyan is the stronger pick. Virginia suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Eau de Cyan and Virginia?
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. Virginia features Wildflowers, Lily-of-the-Valley, Galbanum, Paper and Grass.
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