Fragrance comparison

Empress Garden vs Zen

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

Updated 8 Oct 2026 5,661 ratings analysed

Empress Garden

Mawarannahr

—0 votes

Rank #65,796 PowderyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Zen

Shiseido

4.075,661 votes

Rank #23,565 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Zen takes 1 of 1 categories.

Empress Garden
Choose it for a powdery and woody character.
Zen
Choose it for a citrus and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Empress Garden0/1

Zen1/1

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: Zen

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Empress GardenMawarannahr

ZenShiseido

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.07/ 5 · 5,661 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

38%Love

44%Like

6%Ok

11%Dislike

1%Hate

5,661 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value55

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%

woody92%

floral84%

patchouli77%

fruity69%

sweet61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both woody and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Grapefruit

Heart

Jasmine

Base

CedarOrrisMusk

Top

GrapefruitPineappleBergamotOrangeRose

Heart

FreesiaRed AppleLotusHyacinthGardeniaLily-of-the-ValleyVioletOrris

Base

PatchouliCedarMuskAmberIncensePine

InformationalShared notesGrapefruit, Cedar, Orris and Musk. 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

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter52

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men1

Unisex16

Women82

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,796

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,565

PerfumerMichel Almairac

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerZenHigher 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 …

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Shiseido Zen opens with a sharp, fizzy splash of grapefruit and pineapple that feels bright and energetic. As it settles, the initial citrus bite softens into a clean floral heart dominated by freesia and red apple. It carries a breezy, watery texture rather than a heavy sweetness, making it particularly refreshing du…

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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 Zen smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and citrus accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Cedar, Orris and Musk.

What are the notes in Empress Garden and Zen?

Empress Garden has top notes of Grapefruit, heart notes of Jasmine, a base of Cedar, Orris and Musk. Zen has top notes of Grapefruit, Pineapple, Bergamot and Orange, heart notes of Freesia, Red Apple, Lotus and Hyacinth, a base of Patchouli, Cedar, Musk and Amber.