Fragrance comparison

Fabulous Mandawa vs Zafran Rouge

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 46 ratings analysed

1 wins

Fabulous Mandawa

Salvador Dali · 2017

4.2246 votes

Rank #31,190 LeatherWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

64%scent match

Closely related

Zafran Rouge

LE MAÎTRE DES PARFUMS

—0 votes

Rank #70,531 FruityLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

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.
Zafran Rouge
Choose it for a fruity and leather character.

Fabulous Mandawa1/1

Zafran Rouge0/1

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

Zafran RougeLE MAÎTRE DES PARFUMS

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 0%Want 100%

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%

fruity100%

leather92%

woody84%

violet77%

sweet69%

powdery61%

Scent match64%Closely related · both leather, fruity and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RaspberrySaffron

Heart

CedarViolet

Base

LeatherPrecious WoodsMusk

Top15 to 30 minutes

Red FruitsRaspberry

Heart1 to 2 hours

SaffronViolet

Base4 to 7 hours

LeatherWhite Cedar Extract

InformationalShared notesRaspberry, Saffron, Violet and Leather. Durations are only published for Zafran Rouge, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring26

Summer5

Fall100

Winter84

Day100

Night93

No season votes yet

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#31,190

PerfumerMichel Almairac

Launched2017

Reviews0

Overall rank#70,531

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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Zafran Rouge by LE MAÎTRE DES PARFUMS is a unisex leather fragrance that pairs bright fruitiness with rich, dry textures. The scent opens immediately with sweet raspberry and tart red fruits, creating a ripe, vivid start that quickly cuts through the air. Beneath the fruit, a distinct middle layer of warm spicy saffro…

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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 Fabulous Mandawa and Zafran Rouge smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, fruity and woody accords. Common notes include Raspberry, Saffron, Violet and Leather.

Is Fabulous Mandawa or Zafran Rouge better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Fabulous Mandawa and Zafran Rouge?

Fabulous Mandawa has top notes of Raspberry and Saffron, heart notes of Cedar and Violet, a base of Leather, Precious Woods and Musk. Zafran Rouge has top notes of Red Fruits and Raspberry, heart notes of Saffron and Violet, a base of Leather and White Cedar Extract.