Fragrance comparison

Faisa vs Gilvan

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 0 ratings analysed

Faisa

Myrurgia

—0 votes

Rank #72,052 PowderyAldehydic

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Gilvan

Kanebo

—0 votes

Rank #69,269

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Gilvan takes 1 of 1 categories.

Faisa
Choose it for a powdery and aldehydic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Gilvan
Choose it for its signature character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Faisa0/1

Gilvan1/1

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: Gilvan

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

FaisaMyrurgia

GilvanKanebo

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value100

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

powdery100%

aldehydic92%

fresh84%

floral77%

woody69%

citrus61%

Not enough data

Scent match41%Some overlap

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Powdery NotesAldehydesCarnationCedarwoodBergamotJasmineAmberRoseMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Green NotesClary SageAldehydesBergamotLemon

Heart

CarnationGeraniumGalbanumJasmineRose

Base

Russian LeatherSandalwoodAmbergrisCedarwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesAldehydes, Carnation, Cedarwood and Bergamot. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#72,052

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#69,269

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGilvanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Faisa is a classic floral aldehyde with a distinctly vintage feel. It opens bright and airy with bergamot and aldehydes, then settles into a powdery heart of rose, jasmine and carnation over soft woods, amber and musk. This looks best suited to shoppers who enjoy polished, old-school femininity rather than modern swee…

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Kanebo Gilvan opens with a crisp wave of lemon and aldehydes, settling quickly into a green, herbal core of clary sage and galbanum. As the hours pass, the scent dries down to a dry, structured Russian leather and cedarwood base. It is a traditional woody chypre built for crisp autumn mornings and formal business sett…

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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 Faisa and Gilvan smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Carnation, Cedarwood and Bergamot.

Is Faisa or Gilvan better for summer or winter?

Faisa suits day or night wear; Gilvan suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Faisa and Gilvan?

Faisa features Powdery Notes, Aldehydes, Carnation, Cedarwood and Bergamot. Gilvan has top notes of Green Notes, Clary Sage, Aldehydes and Bergamot, heart notes of Carnation, Geranium, Galbanum and Jasmine, a base of Russian Leather, Sandalwood, Ambergris and Cedarwood.