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Estancia vs Les Mauvais Garçons

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

Updated 43 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Les Mauvais Garçons takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Estancia

    Choose it for a woody and leather character. Best in fall, daytime wear.

  • Les Mauvais Garçons

    Choose it for a aromatic and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Estancia0/1
Les Mauvais Garçons1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Les Mauvais Garçons

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
EstanciaDSH Perfumes
Les Mauvais GarçonsStrangers Parfumerie
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.12/ 5 · 8 votes
Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%
4.29/ 5 · 35 votes
Have 17%Had 4%Want 79%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
38%Love
13%Like
0%Ok
25%Dislike
25%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

54%Love
31%Like
6%Ok
6%Dislike
3%Hate

35 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hate53
⏱ Longevity62
〰 Sillage68
♥ Love / hate82
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value46
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
leather90%
aromatic80%
smoky70%
animalic60%
green50%
aromatic100%
green92%
fresh spicy84%
sweet77%
tobacco69%
balsamic61%
Scent match26%Clearly different · both aromatic and green

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
BergamotMate
Heart2-4 hrs
LeatherGuaiac WoodTequilaAgaveAmyrisHaySpicesSweet Grass
Base6-10 hrs
CastoreumVetiverAmbergrisOakmossCade oilCoumarinIndian PatchouliOlibanum
Notes
HayTobaccoCoumarinLavenderelemiOlibanumVanillaOakmossGalbanumClary SageOrris RootSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesHay, Oakmoss, Coumarin and Olibanum. Durations are only published for Estancia, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring0
Summer50
Fall100
Winter50
Day100
Night64
Spring100
Summer21
Fall79
Winter29
Day100
Night33
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Casual 48%Date 22%Work 18%Party 12%
Men56
Unisex33
Women11
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,248

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#19,906

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerLes Mauvais GarçonsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Estancia by DSH Perfumes is an evocative aromatic fougere built around the tactile spirit of the Argentine pampas. The fragrance opens with a bracing splash of green yerba mate and bright bergamot before plunging into rich saddle leather, sun-cured alfalfa hay, and smoky cade oil. Unlike clean designer leather, this c…

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Prin Lomros opens this aromatic fougere with crisp lavender, bitter petitgrain, and grassy galbanum before settling into rich dried hay and warm coumarin. Sweet tobacco and dark olibanum linger near the skin during cool autumn afternoons, giving off a nostalgic French New Wave cinema mood. It wears with a balance of c…

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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, Estancia or Les Mauvais Garçons?

Les Mauvais Garçons takes 1 of 1 categories. Estancia is rated 3.12/5 from 8 votes; Les Mauvais Garçons is rated 4.29/5 from 35 votes. Choose Estancia for a woody and leather character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Les Mauvais Garçons for a aromatic and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Do Estancia and Les Mauvais Garçons smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and green accords. Common notes include Hay, Oakmoss, Coumarin and Olibanum.

Is Estancia or Les Mauvais Garçons better for summer or winter?

Estancia suits daytime wear; Les Mauvais Garçons suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Estancia and Les Mauvais Garçons?

Estancia has top notes of Bergamot and Mate, heart notes of Leather, Guaiac Wood, Tequila and Agave, a base of Castoreum, Vetiver, Ambergris and Oakmoss. Les Mauvais Garçons features Hay, Tobacco, Coumarin, Lavender and elemi.

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