Fragrance comparison

Empress Garden vs Soulmate

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

Updated 8 Oct 2026 3 ratings analysed

Empress Garden

Mawarannahr

—0 votes

Rank #65,796 PowderyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Soulmate

The Vers Narrative

2.333 votes

Rank #65,498 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Soulmate takes 1 of 1 categories.

Empress Garden
Choose it for a powdery and woody character.
Soulmate
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Empress Garden0/1

Soulmate1/1

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: Soulmate

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Empress GardenMawarannahr

SoulmateThe Vers Narrative

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

2.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

33%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

67%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate33

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value100

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

woody92%

citrus84%

iris77%

musky69%

white floral61%

citrus100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

powdery77%

woody69%

musky61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both citrus, powdery and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Grapefruit

Heart

Jasmine

Base

CedarOrrisMusk

Top

BergamotGrapefruitWhite Pepper

Heart

SeaweedSageJasmineOrris

Base

White MuskAmberCedar

InformationalShared notesGrapefruit, Jasmine, Cedar and Orris. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,796

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#65,498

PerfumerSascha Willhardt

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSoulmateHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Empress Garden is a powdery floral woody musk built around a bright grapefruit opening, a clean jasmine heart, and a soft iris-musk base. It looks most appealing for shoppers who want a polished, feminine scent that stays airy and tidy rather than dense or sugary. From the note structure and accord profile, it should …

Reviews →

Soulmate opens with a sharp burst of bergamot and bitter grapefruit, spiked with a lively crackle of white pepper. As the bright citrus settles, the heart reveals an earthy marine profile where salty seaweed meets clean sage, muted jasmine, and cool, chalky orris root. The dry down rests on a quiet base of soft white …

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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 Empress Garden and Soulmate smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, powdery and woody accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Jasmine, Cedar and Orris.

Is Empress Garden or Soulmate better for summer or winter?

Soulmate suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Empress Garden and Soulmate?

Empress Garden has top notes of Grapefruit, heart notes of Jasmine, a base of Cedar, Orris and Musk. Soulmate has top notes of Bergamot, Grapefruit and White Pepper, heart notes of Seaweed, Sage, Jasmine and Orris, a base of White Musk, Amber and Cedar.