Fragrance comparison

Echo vs Fashion

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 94 ratings analysed

5 wins

Echo

Mario Valentino

4.4531 votes

Rank #21,622 AmberPowdery

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41%scent match

Some overlap

Fashion

Leonard

4.1163 votes

Rank #20,371 PowderyWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Echo takes 5 of 8 categories.

Echo
Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Fashion
Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on versatility, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Echo5/8

Fashion3/8

Ratings & consensus: Echo
Community sentiment: Echo
Longevity: Echo
Sillage & projection: Echo
Value for money: Echo
Versatility: Fashion
Note pyramid (duration): Fashion
Fragranxe ranking: Fashion

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

EchoMario Valentino

FashionLeonard

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.45/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 52%Had 14%Want 34%

4.11/ 5 · 63 votes

Have 48%Had 14%Want 37%

Category winnerEchoRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

42%Like

6%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

31 votes

38%Love

46%Like

5%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

63 votes

Category winnerEchoMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate86

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityEcho

SillageEcho

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value67

¤ Price value32

Category winnerEchoBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

powdery92%

violet84%

floral77%

sweet69%

white floral61%

powdery100%

woody92%

floral84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

fruity61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both powdery, floral and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

AniseNeroliRed CurrantBergamot

Heart2 to 4 hours

VioletViolet RootYlang-YlangIrisWater JasmineRose

Base4 to 6 hours

AmbergrisBenzoinVanillaWhite Musk

Top20-30 mins

PeachGreen NotesVioletTarragonNeroliRaspberryLemonPlum

Heart3-4 hrs

IrisCarnationJasmineRoseYlang-YlangLilacOrchidLily-of-the-Valley

Base6-8+ hrs

MuskVetiverSandalwoodAmberTonka BeanBenzoinVanillaCedar

Category winnerFashionLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer57

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night80

Spring75

Summer67

Fall100

Winter58

Day100

Night43

Category winnerFashionMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,622

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#20,371

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerFashionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Echo by Mario Valentino is a vintage floral fragrance released in 1989 that centers on powdery violet, lush florals, and a resinous amber base. It opens with an intriguing flash of tart red currant, citrusy bergamot, neroli, and a faint touch of herbal anise. The heart reveals a velvety bouquet where violet and violet…

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Fashion by Leonard opens with a tart flash of bergamot, ripe plum, and juicy peach that quickly gives way to dry tarragon. You smell crisp fruit rather than sugary syrup. Within twenty minutes, a dense bouquet of powdery iris, spicy carnation, and sweet tuberose blooms across the skin. The base anchors the composition…

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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 is better, Echo or Fashion?

Echo takes 5 of 8 categories. Echo is rated 4.45/5 from 31 votes; Fashion is rated 4.11/5 from 63 votes. Choose Echo for a amber and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Fashion for a powdery and woody character. Wins on versatility, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Echo or Fashion?

Echo lasts longest (Echo 71/100, Fashion 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Echo or Fashion?

Echo projects furthest (Echo 73/100, Fashion 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Echo and Fashion smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, floral and sweet accords. Common notes include Neroli, Violet, Ylang-Ylang and Iris.

Is Echo or Fashion better for summer or winter?

For summer, Fashion is the stronger pick. For winter, Fashion is the stronger pick. Echo suits daytime wear; Fashion suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Echo and Fashion?

Echo has top notes of Anise, Neroli, Red Currant and Bergamot, heart notes of Violet, Violet Root, Ylang-Ylang and Iris, a base of Ambergris, Benzoin, Vanilla and White Musk. Fashion has top notes of Peach, Green Notes, Violet and Tarragon, heart notes of Iris, Carnation, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Musk, Vetiver, Sandalwood and Amber.