Fragrance comparison

Educated vs Edgewater

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 91 ratings analysed

Educated

Secrets Door

—0 votes

Rank #78,047 TobaccoPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Edgewater

Michael Malul London

4.0091 votes

Rank #32,161 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Edgewater takes 1 of 1 categories.

Educated
Choose it for a tobacco and powdery character.
Edgewater
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Educated0/1

Edgewater1/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

EducatedSecrets Door

EdgewaterMichael Malul London

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.00/ 5 · 91 votes

Have 47%Had 6%Want 48%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

47%Love

29%Like

9%Ok

8%Dislike

8%Hate

91 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value57

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

vanilla69%

floral61%

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

green84%

citrus77%

warm spicy69%

woody61%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomBlack PepperAngelica Root

Heart

HeliotropeJasmineMimosaArtemisia

Base

TobaccoMuskCedarwoodVanilla

Top

PeppermintAppleGrapefruitBergamotBlack PepperCardamomCinnamon

Heart

LactonesFig LeafCoconutLavenderSageSaffronPetitgrainTimur

Base

PatchouliSandalwoodCedarTobaccoVanillaTonka BeanHeliotrope

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Black Pepper, Heliotrope and Tobacco. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer85

Fall0

Winter36

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men81

Unisex19

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,047

PerfumerFlorian Gallo

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#32,161

PerfumerRichard Herpin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEdgewaterHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Educated by Secrets Door offers a complex study in tobacco and spice. It balances the sharp bite of black pepper and cardamom against a dense, powdery heart of heliotrope and mimosa. Built for cool autumn evenings, this fragrance settles into a resinous, woody base. It is a bold, intellectual take on the oriental flor…

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Edgewater opens crisp and lively, with peppermint, grapefruit, bergamot and apple giving it a cool, aromatic lift. As it settles, fig leaf, lavender, sage and creamy coconut-like lactones soften the spice and pull it into a greener, smoother shape. The dry-down adds tobacco, sandalwood, cedar, vanilla and tonka, so it…

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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.

Do Educated and Edgewater smell similar?

Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Black Pepper, Heliotrope and Tobacco.

What are the notes in Educated and Edgewater?

Educated has top notes of Cardamom, Black Pepper and Angelica Root, heart notes of Heliotrope, Jasmine, Mimosa and Artemisia, a base of Tobacco, Musk, Cedarwood and Vanilla. Edgewater has top notes of Peppermint, Apple, Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Lactones, Fig Leaf, Coconut and Lavender, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood, Cedar and Tobacco.