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Famous Savon vs Genvieve

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

Updated 10 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Genvieve takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Famous Savon

    Choose it for a powdery and sweet character.

  • Genvieve

    Choose it for a musky and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Famous Savon0/1
Genvieve1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Genvieve

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Famous SavonAqua Savon
GenvieveMichael Storer
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.20/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 26%Had 5%Want 68%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

40%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
10%Dislike
0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity80
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

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

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
powdery100%
sweet92%
musky84%
yellow floral77%
white floral69%
rose61%
musky100%
white floral92%
green84%
amber77%
powdery69%
floral61%
Scent match45%Some overlap · both musky, powdery and white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Ylang-YlangPeachRose
Heart
Jasmine
Base
Powdery NotesTonka BeanMusk
Top
RhuburbAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Lily-of-the-ValleyRoseTea
Heart
JasmineYlang-YlangRaspberryMimosaPeachViolet Leaf
Base
CivettaMuskAngelicaTolu BalsamAmberTonka BeanSandalwood
InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Peach, Rose and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100
Summer100
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,526

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#46,532

PerfumerMichael Storer

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGenvieveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Famous Savon by Aqua Savon opens with a bright wash of peach, ylang-ylang, and soft rose that mimics the steam off freshly lathered soap. As the top notes quiet down, jasmine and rose form a gentle floral heart that rests on a clean bed of musk, tonka bean, and dry powdery notes. The overall impression is light, fluff…

Reviews →

Genvieve by Michael Storer is a green floral perfume with a musky, softly animalic base. It opens tart and fresh with rhubarb, tea, rose, lily-of-the-valley and ambrette, then moves into a fuller floral heart of jasmine, ylang-ylang, mimosa, violet leaf and ripe fruit. The dry-down is warmer and more textured, with mu…

Reviews →
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 Famous Savon and Genvieve smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, powdery and white floral accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Peach, Rose and Jasmine.

Is Famous Savon or Genvieve better for summer or winter?

Genvieve suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Famous Savon and Genvieve?

Famous Savon has top notes of Ylang-Ylang, Peach and Rose, heart notes of Jasmine, a base of Powdery Notes, Tonka Bean and Musk. Genvieve has top notes of Rhuburb, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Lily-of-the-Valley and Rose, heart notes of Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Raspberry and Mimosa, a base of Civetta, Musk, Angelica and Tolu Balsam.

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