Fragrance comparison

Educated vs Plum de Velours

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 44 ratings analysed

Educated

Secrets Door

—0 votes

Rank #77,497 TobaccoPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Plum de Velours

Superfumista

4.3544 votes

Rank #3,724 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Plum de Velours takes 1 of 1 categories.

Educated
Choose it for a tobacco and powdery character.
Plum de Velours
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Educated0/1

Plum de Velours1/1

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: Plum de Velours

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

EducatedSecrets Door

Plum de VeloursSuperfumista

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.35/ 5 · 44 votes

Have 20%Had 2%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

82%Love

5%Like

9%Ok

0%Dislike

5%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage76

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value78

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

vanilla69%

floral61%

woody100%

powdery92%

fruity84%

sweet77%

iris69%

amber61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both powdery and sweet

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

CardamomBergamotPetitgrain

Heart

Dried PlumOrrisMimosa

Base

SandalwoodLabdanumTobaccoCedarwood

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Mimosa, Tobacco and Cedarwood. 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

Spring50

Summer0

Fall83

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men10

Unisex80

Women10

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77,497

PerfumerFlorian Gallo

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#3,724

PerfumerBenjamin Sachs

Launched—

Reviews37

Category winnerPlum de VeloursHigher 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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Plum de Velours by Superfumista opens with a sophisticated blend of cardamom and bergamot, leading into a heart of dried plum and powdery orris. It is a nuanced floral fruity fragrance for all genders, offering a warm, velvety texture perfect for autumn days when you want something grounded, intimate, and comforting a…

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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 Plum de Velours smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and sweet accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Mimosa, Tobacco and Cedarwood.

Is Educated or Plum de Velours better for summer or winter?

Plum de Velours suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Educated and Plum de Velours?

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. Plum de Velours has top notes of Cardamom, Bergamot and Petitgrain, heart notes of Dried Plum, Orris and Mimosa, a base of Sandalwood, Labdanum, Tobacco and Cedarwood.