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Embruns d'Ylang vs Room for Everything

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

Updated 472 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 8 categories split 4–4.

  • Embruns d'Ylang

    Choose it for a yellow floral and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in summer, daytime wear.

  • Room for Everything

    Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Embruns d'Ylang4/8
Room for Everything4/8
Ratings & consensus
Embruns d'Ylang
Community sentiment
Embruns d'Ylang
Longevity
Room for Everything
Sillage & projection
Room for Everything
Value for money
Room for Everything
Versatility
Embruns d'Ylang
Note pyramid (duration)
Room for Everything
Fragranxe ranking
Embruns d'Ylang

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Embruns d'YlangGuerlain
Room for EverythingG Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.94/ 5 · 441 votes
Have 39%Had 12%Want 49%
3.84/ 5 · 31 votes
Have 19%Had 15%Want 66%
Category winnerEmbruns d'YlangRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
39%Love
36%Like
10%Ok
10%Dislike
5%Hate

441 votes

32%Love
45%Like
0%Ok
19%Dislike
3%Hate

31 votes

Category winnerEmbruns d'YlangMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage65
♥ Love / hate74
⏱ Longevity81
〰 Sillage77
♥ Love / hate71
Category winners

LongevityRoom for Everything

SillageRoom for Everything

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value24
¤ Price value56
Category winnerRoom for EverythingBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
yellow floral100%
woody92%
sweet84%
salty77%
warm spicy69%
white floral61%
amber100%
powdery92%
warm spicy84%
aldehydic77%
woody69%
fresh61%
Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top30 to 45 minutes
SaltBergamot
Heart4 to 6 hours
Ylang-YlangJasmine SambacClovesHoney
Base4 to 6 hours
IrisPatchouliVanilla
Top20-30 mins
AldehydesCorianderOrange BlossomJasmineNeroliBergamotLemon
Heart3-5 hrs
HeliotropeRoseClovesYlang-YlangClary SageLily-of-the-Valley
Base8-12+ hrs
BenzoinLabdanumSandalwoodMuskIrisPatchouliVanilla
Category winnerRoom for EverythingLongest dry-down: 8-12+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring96
Summer100
Fall81
Winter37
Day100
Night56
Spring43
Summer29
Fall100
Winter93
Day30
Night100
Category winnerEmbruns d'YlangMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men3
Unisex23
Women73
Men18
Unisex55
Women27
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,926

PerfumerThierry Wasser

Launched—

Reviews50

Overall rank#33,848

PerfumerOleg Grabchuk

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerEmbruns d'YlangHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Embruns d'Ylang by Guerlain takes the sunny tropical flower and drops it into a marine breeze. Thierry Wasser opens the scent with an unusual clash of crisp bergamot and mineral salt, cutting through the usual heaviness of floral perfumes. At the centre, ylang-ylang reveals its ripe, slightly fruity character, bolster…

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Room for Everything by G Parfums hits the nose like a classic 1960s power scent rebuilt with niche intensity. Spray it once, and you get a blast of crisp aldehydes, bitter bergamot, and spicy coriander seeds. Give it ten minutes. The fizzy citrus settles into an opulent bouquet of orange blossom, honeyed ylang-ylang, …

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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.

Which is better, Embruns d'Ylang or Room for Everything?

No clear winner: the 8 categories split 4–4. Embruns d'Ylang is rated 3.94/5 from 441 votes; Room for Everything is rated 3.84/5 from 31 votes. Choose Embruns d'Ylang for a yellow floral and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Room for Everything for a amber and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Embruns d'Ylang or Room for Everything?

Room for Everything lasts longest (Room for Everything 81/100, Embruns d'Ylang 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Embruns d'Ylang or Room for Everything?

Room for Everything projects furthest (Room for Everything 77/100, Embruns d'Ylang 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Embruns d'Ylang and Room for Everything smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Cloves and Iris.

Is Embruns d'Ylang or Room for Everything better for summer or winter?

For summer, Embruns d'Ylang is the stronger pick. For winter, Room for Everything is the stronger pick. Embruns d'Ylang suits daytime wear; Room for Everything suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Embruns d'Ylang and Room for Everything?

Embruns d'Ylang has top notes of Salt and Bergamot, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine Sambac, Cloves and Honey, a base of Iris, Patchouli and Vanilla. Room for Everything has top notes of Aldehydes, Coriander, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, heart notes of Heliotrope, Rose, Cloves and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Benzoin, Labdanum, Sandalwood and Musk.

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