Fragrance comparison

Faerie Queen vs Le Serval

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 55 ratings analysed

Faerie Queen

Alkemia Perfumes

3.5723 votes

Rank #22,378 EarthySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

8%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Le Serval

DSH Perfumes

4.1932 votes

Rank #20,839 AnimalicMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Le Serval takes 3 of 5 categories.

Faerie Queen
Choose it for a earthy and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Le Serval
Choose it for a animalic and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Faerie Queen2/5

Le Serval3/5

Ratings & consensus: Le Serval
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Le Serval
Sillage & projection: Faerie Queen
Value for money: Faerie Queen
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Le Serval

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Faerie QueenAlkemia Perfumes

Le ServalDSH Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.57/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 18%Had 5%Want 77%

4.19/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 15%Had 3%Want 82%

Category winnerLe ServalRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

39%Like

0%Ok

35%Dislike

0%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

50%Love

28%Like

16%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

32 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate64

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityLe Serval

SillageFaerie Queen

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value52

Category winnerFaerie QueenBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

earthy100%

sweet92%

fruity84%

woody77%

aromatic69%

honey61%

animalic100%

musky92%

amber84%

balsamic77%

green69%

honey61%

Scent match8%Clearly different · both honey

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

StrawberryFernHoneyTruffleAgarwood (Oud)PatchouliOakmossOakSaffron

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

HyraxHayCivetAnimal notesBeeswaxMountain AirOpoponaxMuhuhuSweet GrassAmbergriselemiHoney

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesHoney. Durations are only published for Le Serval, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer100

Fall25

Winter25

Day100

Night33

Spring33

Summer56

Fall100

Winter100

Day44

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men11

Unisex56

Women33

Date 44%Casual 28%Party 19%Work 9%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,378

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#20,839

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerLe ServalHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Faerie Queen by Alkemia Perfumes is a Woody Chypre fragrance for women. Faerie Queen was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

Reviews →

Le Serval is an untamed animalic fragrance built around raw, sun-warmed fur and sticky honeycomb. Do not expect modern shower-gel freshness. The opening strikes with an immediate punch of earthy hyrax, pungent civet, and sharp bergamot. As the initial solvent lift settles after five minutes, warm beeswax, dry sweet gr…

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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, Faerie Queen or Le Serval?

Le Serval takes 3 of 5 categories. Faerie Queen is rated 3.57/5 from 23 votes; Le Serval is rated 4.19/5 from 32 votes. Choose Faerie Queen for a earthy and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Le Serval for a animalic and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.