Fragrance comparison

Error 418 vs Gymkana

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 8 ratings analysed

Error 418

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,103 AromaticHerbal

Full profile Similar & dupes

22%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Gymkana

Jean Dessès

4.508 votes

Rank #42,522 WoodyMossy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Gymkana takes 1 of 1 categories.

Error 418
Choose it for a aromatic and herbal character.
Gymkana
Choose it for a woody and mossy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Error 4180/1

Gymkana1/1

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: Gymkana

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Error 418The Dua Brand

GymkanaJean Dessès

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

4.50/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 24%Had 8%Want 68%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

75%Love

13%Like

0%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

8 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

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value33

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

herbal92%

musky84%

warm spicy77%

fresh spicy69%

cannabis61%

woody100%

mossy90%

leather80%

earthy70%

aromatic60%

animalic50%

Scent match22%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

GeraniumcannabisLeatherGingerMuskPearSage

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotWormwoodSage

Heart

LeatherGeraniumLavenderVetiver

Base

OakmossCoumarinMusk

InformationalShared notesGeranium, Leather, Musk and Sage. Durations are only published for Error 418, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring40

Summer40

Fall100

Winter80

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,103

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#42,522

PerfumerPaul Vacher

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGymkanaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Error 418 by The Dua Brand is an aromatic fruity leather fragrance built around an unusual pairing of crisp pear, herbal cannabis, and brisk ginger. The opening bursts with juicy sweetness and a green, pungent bite before settling into an earthy heart of clary sage and floral geranium. As the scent warms on skin, smoo…

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Gymkana by Jean Dessès offers a crisp, bitter opening of wormwood and sage that quickly yields to a dry, weathered leather heart. This vintage masculine chypre from 1960 captures a rugged, outdoorsy refinement. It is ideal for cool autumn days when you want a dry, mossy aura that smells distinct from modern sweet frag…

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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.

Do Error 418 and Gymkana smell similar?

Clearly different: a 22% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Geranium, Leather, Musk and Sage.

Is Error 418 or Gymkana better for summer or winter?

Gymkana suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Error 418 and Gymkana?

Error 418 features Geranium, cannabis, Leather, Ginger and Musk. Gymkana has top notes of Bergamot, Wormwood and Sage, heart notes of Leather, Geranium, Lavender and Vetiver, a base of Oakmoss, Coumarin and Musk.