Fragrance comparison

El vs Lys de Domrémy

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 164 ratings analysed

1 wins

Arquiste

4.04164 votes

Rank #27,293 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

73%scent match

Closely related

Lys de Domrémy

Sauzé

—0 votes

Rank #71,979 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

El takes 1 of 1 categories.

El
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Lys de Domrémy
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character.

El1/1

Lys de Domrémy0/1

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: El

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

ElArquiste

Lys de DomrémySauzé

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.04/ 5 · 164 votes

Have 30%Had 7%Want 63%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

30%Like

5%Ok

16%Dislike

2%Hate

164 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

woody92%

fresh spicy84%

earthy77%

warm spicy69%

mossy61%

woody100%

aromatic88%

warm spicy77%

earthy65%

fresh spicy53%

mossy42%

Scent match73%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

OakmossCastoreumOrange BlossomClary SageCivetGeraniumVetiverHoneyCardamomPatchouliLaurelsRosemary

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CardamomGeraniumOakmossFirVetiverPatchouliWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesOakmoss, Geranium, Vetiver and Cardamom. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring91

Summer45

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men84

Unisex13

Women3

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,293

PerfumerRodrigo Flores-Roux

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,979

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerElHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Arquiste El opens with a sharp flash of clary sage, rosemary, and bitter laurel leaves before deepening into a sweaty vintage heart. Rodrigo Flores-Roux built this 2016 release around raw oakmoss, earthy patchouli, and heavy animalic notes of castoreum and civet. A subtle streak of dark honey and cinnamon cuts through…

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Lys de Domrémy by Sauzé is a woody, aromatic fougere built around spicy cardamom, green geranium, fir-like freshness, and a classic mossy, earthy base of oakmoss, vetiver, and patchouli. It reads like an old-school masculine structure, more barbershop and forest-floor than sweet. If you enjoy mossy woods and herbal fr…

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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.

Do El and Lys de Domrémy smell similar?

Closely related: a 73% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Oakmoss, Geranium, Vetiver and Cardamom.