Fragrance comparison

Educated vs Poudre Impériale

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 124 ratings analysed

Educated

Secrets Door

—0 votes

Rank #78,401 TobaccoPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

44%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Poudre Impériale

Sous le Manteau

4.02124 votes

Rank #14,601 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Poudre Impériale takes 1 of 1 categories.

Educated
Choose it for a tobacco and powdery character.
Poudre Impériale
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Educated0/1

Poudre Impériale1/1

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: Poudre Impériale

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

EducatedSecrets Door

Poudre ImpérialeSous le Manteau

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.02/ 5 · 124 votes

Have 38%Had 13%Want 48%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

35%Love

44%Like

11%Ok

7%Dislike

2%Hate

124 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value49

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

vanilla69%

floral61%

warm spicy100%

aromatic92%

vanilla84%

amber77%

powdery69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match44%Some overlap · both warm spicy, powdery and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomBlack PepperAngelica Root

Heart

HeliotropeJasmineMimosaArtemisia

Base

TobaccoMuskCedarwoodVanilla

Top15-30 mins

Pink PepperelemiCardamomBlack PepperBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

HeliotropeIncenseLily-of-the-ValleyJasmine

Base6-8+ hrs

CedarBenzoinMuskTonka BeanVanilla

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Black Pepper, Heliotrope and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Poudre Impériale, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring58

Summer25

Fall100

Winter85

Day100

Night88

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men4

Unisex61

Women35

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,401

PerfumerFlorian Gallo

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#14,601

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews13

Category winnerPoudre ImpérialeHigher 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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Poudre Impériale by Sous le Manteau kicks off with a lively, tingling burst of black pepper, pink pepper, and green cardamom. Instead of turning harsh, that initial kitchen-spice sharpness quickly relaxes into a smooth, comforting cloud of almond-like heliotrope and gentle incense smoke. As the hours tick by, sweet be…

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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 Poudre Impériale smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, powdery and vanilla accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Black Pepper, Heliotrope and Jasmine.

Is Educated or Poudre Impériale better for summer or winter?

Poudre Impériale suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Educated and Poudre Impériale?

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. Poudre Impériale has top notes of Pink Pepper, elemi, Cardamom and Black Pepper, heart notes of Heliotrope, Incense, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine, a base of Cedar, Benzoin, Musk and Tonka Bean.