Fragrance comparison

Empower vs Legacy

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

Empower

Le Monde Gourmand

—0 votes

Rank #79,151 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

64%scent match

Closely related

3 wins

Legacy

John Ashwood

5.001 votes

Rank #52,431 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Legacy takes 3 of 4 categories.

Empower
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity.
Legacy
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Empower1/4

Legacy3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

EmpowerLe Monde Gourmand

LegacyJohn Ashwood

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityEmpower

SillageLegacy

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy83%

aromatic65%

green48%

herbal30%

citrus100%

fresh spicy92%

aromatic84%

musky77%

green69%

powdery61%

Scent match64%Closely related · both citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LemonLemongrassGrapefruitMandarin OrangeMintBasil

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

Red BerriesGrapefruitOrangeLemonMint

Heart2-3 hrs

CarrotBasilRose

Base5-7 hrs

AmbroxanMusk

Category winnerLegacyLongest dry-down: 5-7 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,151

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#52,431

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLegacyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Empower by Le Monde Gourmand is an energetic citrus aromatic fragrance built around tart fruit and crisp garden herbs. It opens with an immediate rush of sour lemon, zesty mandarin orange, and bitter grapefruit, delivering the bracing sensation of freshly peeled citrus rinds. Soon after, sharp lemongrass and cool spea…

Reviews →

John Ashwood Legacy opens with a bracing citrus blast. Grapefruit, lemon, and tart orange rush out alongside a crisp jolt of crushed mint. For the first two minutes, the alcohol lift is sharp and biting before the oils settle on the skin. Then, sweet red berries soften the citrus punch. The middle phase takes an uncon…

Reviews →

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 lasts longer, Empower or Legacy?

Empower lasts longest (Empower 80/100, Legacy 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Empower or Legacy?

Legacy projects furthest (Legacy 75/100, Empower 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Empower and Legacy smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Lemon, Grapefruit, Mint and Basil.

Is Empower or Legacy better for summer or winter?

Legacy suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Empower and Legacy?

Empower features Lemon, Lemongrass, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange and Mint. Legacy has top notes of Red Berries, Grapefruit, Orange and Lemon, heart notes of Carrot, Basil and Rose, a base of Ambroxan and Musk.