Fragrance comparison

Fabulous Mandawa vs Parfum 44

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 46 ratings analysed

1 wins

Fabulous Mandawa

Salvador Dali · 2017

4.2246 votes

Rank #29,418 LeatherWoody

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33%scent match

Clearly different

Parfum 44

Sensor I Am

—0 votes

Rank #71,248 WoodyPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Fabulous Mandawa takes 1 of 1 categories.

Fabulous Mandawa
Choose it for a leather and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Parfum 44
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Fabulous Mandawa1/1

Parfum 440/1

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: Fabulous Mandawa

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fabulous MandawaSalvador Dali

Parfum 44Sensor I Am

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.22/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 29%Had 8%Want 63%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 7%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

48%Like

9%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

46 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value44

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

woody91%

fruity83%

sweet74%

animalic65%

warm spicy56%

woody100%

powdery83%

iris65%

violet48%

earthy30%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RaspberrySaffron

Heart

CedarViolet

Base

LeatherPrecious WoodsMusk

Top

Orris

Heart

CedarViolet

Base

Precious Woods

InformationalShared notesCedar, Violet and Precious Woods. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring26

Summer5

Fall100

Winter84

Day100

Night93

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men60

Unisex33

Women7

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#29,418

PerfumerMichel Almairac

Launched2017

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,248

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFabulous MandawaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fabulous Mandawa opens with an immediate burst of tart red raspberry and warm, bittersweet saffron that catches your attention right away. As the initial fruitiness softens, powdery violet and dry cedarwood move forward to give the fragrance a crisp, balanced structure. The base settles into smooth suede leather, cozy…

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Parfum 44 by Sensor I Am leans heavily into dry, quiet woodwork. The composition pairs a clean, metallic violet leaf note with a soft cedar chest backbone, making it a quiet daytime option for office wear. It sits close to the skin, offering a subtle option for those who prefer their fragrance to be noticed only up cl…

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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 Fabulous Mandawa and Parfum 44 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Cedar, Violet and Precious Woods.

Is Fabulous Mandawa or Parfum 44 better for summer or winter?

Fabulous Mandawa suits day or night wear; Parfum 44 suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fabulous Mandawa and Parfum 44?

Fabulous Mandawa has top notes of Raspberry and Saffron, heart notes of Cedar and Violet, a base of Leather, Precious Woods and Musk. Parfum 44 has top notes of Orris, heart notes of Cedar and Violet, a base of Precious Woods.