Fragrance comparison

Essence of Lust vs Fashion

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

Updated 3 Nov 2026 66 ratings analysed

Essence of Lust

The Dua Brand

3.673 votes

Rank #63,436 Yellow FloralSweet

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36%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Fashion

Leonard

4.1163 votes

Rank #20,371 PowderyWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Fashion takes 2 of 3 categories.

Essence of Lust
Choose it for a yellow floral and sweet character. Wins on value for money.
Fashion
Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Essence of Lust1/3

Fashion2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Essence of Lust
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Fashion
Fragranxe ranking: Fashion

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essence of LustThe Dua Brand

FashionLeonard

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

4.11/ 5 · 63 votes

Have 48%Had 14%Want 37%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

67%Like

33%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

38%Love

46%Like

5%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

63 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value32

Category winnerEssence of LustBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

yellow floral100%

sweet92%

white floral84%

fruity77%

woody69%

musky61%

powdery100%

woody92%

floral84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

fruity61%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both sweet, woody and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Ylang-YlangLily-of-the-ValleyRaspberryTuberoseVanillaCassisAmberSuedeMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

PeachGreen NotesVioletTarragonNeroliRaspberryLemonPlum

Heart3-4 hrs

IrisCarnationJasmineRoseYlang-YlangLilacOrchidLily-of-the-Valley

Base6-8+ hrs

MuskVetiverSandalwoodAmberTonka BeanBenzoinVanillaCedar

Category winnerFashionLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring75

Summer67

Fall100

Winter58

Day100

Night43

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#63,436

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#20,371

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerFashionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Essence of Lust by The Dua Brand is an oriental floral fragrance built around a bold mix of tart fruit, lush flowers, and velvety base tones. The scent opens with a sharp burst of sweet raspberry and tangy cassis, introducing a mouth-watering fruitiness right away. Soon, creamy ylang-ylang and rich tuberose emerge, ba…

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Fashion by Leonard opens with a tart flash of bergamot, ripe plum, and juicy peach that quickly gives way to dry tarragon. You smell crisp fruit rather than sugary syrup. Within twenty minutes, a dense bouquet of powdery iris, spicy carnation, and sweet tuberose blooms across the skin. The base anchors the composition…

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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, Essence of Lust or Fashion?

Fashion takes 2 of 3 categories. Essence of Lust is rated 3.67/5 from 3 votes; Fashion is rated 4.11/5 from 63 votes. Choose Essence of Lust for a yellow floral and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Choose Fashion for a powdery and woody character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Do Essence of Lust and Fashion smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, woody and fruity accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Lily-of-the-Valley, Raspberry and Vanilla.

Is Essence of Lust or Fashion better for summer or winter?

Fashion suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essence of Lust and Fashion?

Essence of Lust features Ylang-Ylang, Lily-of-the-Valley, Raspberry, Tuberose and Vanilla. Fashion has top notes of Peach, Green Notes, Violet and Tarragon, heart notes of Iris, Carnation, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Musk, Vetiver, Sandalwood and Amber.