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Encens Chypre vs Yloud-Yloud

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

Updated 143 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Yloud-Yloud takes 5 of 7 categories.

  • Encens Chypre

    Choose it for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

  • Yloud-Yloud

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Encens Chypre2/7
Yloud-Yloud5/7
Ratings & consensus
Yloud-Yloud
Community sentiment
Encens Chypre
Longevity
Yloud-Yloud
Sillage & projection
Yloud-Yloud
Value for money
Yloud-Yloud
Versatility
Yloud-Yloud
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Encens Chypre

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Encens ChypreSultan Pasha Attars
Yloud-YloudAngelos Créations Olfactives
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.40/ 5 · 76 votes
Have 34%Had 8%Want 58%
4.48/ 5 · 67 votes
Have 16%Had 5%Want 78%
Category winnerYloud-YloudRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
75%Love
15%Like
4%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate

52 votes

72%Love
16%Like
6%Ok
0%Dislike
6%Hate

67 votes

Category winnerEncens ChypreMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity79
〰 Sillage69
♥ Love / hate90
⏱ Longevity83
〰 Sillage77
♥ Love / hate87
Category winners

LongevityYloud-Yloud

SillageYloud-Yloud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value60
¤ Price value63
Category winnerYloud-YloudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
aromatic92%
woody84%
balsamic77%
citrus69%
warm spicy61%
woody100%
warm spicy92%
powdery84%
animalic77%
yellow floral69%
floral61%
Scent match28%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
elemiPeachLimeBergamotArtemisiaJasmine SambacClary Sage
Heart
OrrisJasmineRose GeraniumYlang-YlangCarnationDamask Rose
Base
IncenseOakmossCivetSiam BenzoinPalisander RosewoodCastoreumBlack AmberTolu Balsam
Notes
Ylang-YlangAgarwood (Oud)Cambodian OudOsmanthusCivetSiam BenzoinOrrisVanilla AbsoluteEgyptian JasmineAustralian SandalwoodSandalwoodCloves

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesOrris, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and Civet. 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
Summer50
Fall50
Winter25
Day73
Night100
Spring71
Summer21
Fall96
Winter100
Day63
Night100
Category winnerYloud-YloudMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men33
Unisex67
Women0
Men11
Unisex81
Women8
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,868

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#7,393

PerfumerAngelos Balamis

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerEncens ChypreHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Encens Chypre by Sultan Pasha Attars is a complex unisex fragrance that leans into a rich, traditional French chypre style. It opens with a vibrant burst of peach, lime, and aromatic clary sage, settling into a dense base of smoky frankincense, oakmoss, and aged resins. This concentrated attar is best suited for forma…

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Yloud-Yloud by Angelos Créations Olfactives opens with a heavy burst of indolic ylang-ylang absolute and funky Cambodian oud. The floral opening carries a creamy banana aspect that collides directly with raw leathery Malaysian agarwood and unrefined civet. As the scent settles on skin over the first hour, powdery orri…

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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.

Which is better, Encens Chypre or Yloud-Yloud?

Yloud-Yloud takes 5 of 7 categories. Encens Chypre is rated 4.40/5 from 76 votes; Yloud-Yloud is rated 4.48/5 from 67 votes. Choose Encens Chypre for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Yloud-Yloud for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Encens Chypre or Yloud-Yloud?

Yloud-Yloud lasts longest (Yloud-Yloud 83/100, Encens Chypre 79/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Encens Chypre or Yloud-Yloud?

Yloud-Yloud projects furthest (Yloud-Yloud 77/100, Encens Chypre 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Encens Chypre and Yloud-Yloud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Orris, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and Civet.

Is Encens Chypre or Yloud-Yloud better for summer or winter?

For summer, Encens Chypre is the stronger pick. For winter, Yloud-Yloud is the stronger pick. Encens Chypre suits evening wear; Yloud-Yloud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Encens Chypre and Yloud-Yloud?

Encens Chypre has top notes of elemi, Peach, Lime and Bergamot, heart notes of Orris, Jasmine, Rose Geranium and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Incense, Oakmoss, Civet and Siam Benzoin. Yloud-Yloud features Ylang-Ylang, Agarwood (Oud), Cambodian Oud, Osmanthus and Civet.

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