Fragrance comparison

Empower You vs Graceful Rose

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 83 ratings analysed

Empower You

Orlov Paris

3.7682 votes

Rank #26,570 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Graceful Rose

A'pieu

3.001 votes

Rank #68,881 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Graceful Rose takes 2 of 3 categories.

Empower You
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Graceful Rose
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and value for money.

Empower You1/3

Graceful Rose2/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Empower YouOrlov Paris

Graceful RoseA'pieu

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.76/ 5 · 82 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

3.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 67%Had 17%Want 17%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

33%Like

24%Ok

11%Dislike

2%Hate

82 votes

0%Love

0%Like

100%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

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity80

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityGraceful Rose

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value51

¤ Price value100

Category winnerGraceful RoseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy83%

white floral65%

aromatic48%

woody30%

citrus100%

fresh spicy88%

rose77%

aromatic65%

green53%

floral42%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Yellow MandarinBlood OrangeGrapefruitBergamotLemonCassisGinger

Heart

Orange BlossomBulgarian RoseJasmine SambacGeranium

Base

CedarMuskPatchouliIncenseAgarwood (Oud)

Top

BergamotGeraniumLemon

Heart

Bulgarian Rose

Base

RoseGreen Notes

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lemon, Bulgarian Rose and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall42

Winter29

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex55

Women43

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#26,570

PerfumerOlivier Pescheux

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#68,881

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEmpower YouHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Empower You by Orlov Paris opens with a sharp, fizzy rush of grapefruit, lemon, mandarin and blood orange, with ginger adding a brisk spicy edge. On skin it softens into clean orange blossom, jasmine and musk, while cedar, patchouli, incense and oud give the dry-down a light woody shadow. It suits citrus lovers who wa…

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Graceful Rose is a bright, clean rose built around citrus and greenery. It opens with bergamot and lemon, with geranium adding a fresh, lightly spicy lift, then settles into a clear Bulgarian rose that reads more dewy than sweet. As it dries down, the rose stays present while green notes keep it airy and garden-like. …

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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, Empower You or Graceful Rose?

Graceful Rose takes 2 of 3 categories. Empower You is rated 3.76/5 from 82 votes; Graceful Rose is rated 3.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Empower You for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Graceful Rose for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and value for money.

Which lasts longer, Empower You or Graceful Rose?

Graceful Rose lasts longest (Graceful Rose 80/100, Empower You 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Empower You and Graceful Rose smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Bulgarian Rose and Geranium.

What are the notes in Empower You and Graceful Rose?

Empower You has top notes of Yellow Mandarin, Blood Orange, Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine Sambac and Geranium, a base of Cedar, Musk, Patchouli and Incense. Graceful Rose has top notes of Bergamot, Geranium and Lemon, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, a base of Rose and Green Notes.