Fragrance comparison

Fars Limited Edition vs Mana

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 893 ratings analysed

Fars Limited Edition

Katana Parfums

3.605 votes

Rank #61,241 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Mana

Nishane

4.21888 votes

Rank #49 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mana takes 3 of 4 categories.

Fars Limited Edition
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Mana
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Fars Limited Edition1/4

Mana3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mana
Sillage & projection: Mana
Value for money: Fars Limited Edition
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Mana

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fars Limited EditionKatana Parfums

ManaNishane

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.60/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 12%Had 4%Want 85%

4.21/ 5 · 888 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

20%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

20%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

62%Love

17%Like

9%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

469 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate65

⏱ Longevity95

〰 Sillage89

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityMana

SillageMana

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value40

Category winnerFars Limited EditionBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody90%

yellow floral80%

fresh spicy70%

sweet60%

leather50%

woody100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

musky77%

amber69%

oud61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both woody, warm spicy and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Ylang-YlangSaffronBlack PepperTurmericHo WoodClovesAgarwood (Oud)Balsamic NotesPeru BalsamCedarGuaiac WoodPine Tree

No top / heart / base split published

Top

SaffronGingerCardamomBlack Pepper

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)SuedeCastoreumTurkish Rose

Base

Guaiac WoodLabdanumMuskOlibanumMossBenzoinPatchouliSandalwood

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Black Pepper, Agarwood (Oud) and Guaiac Wood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Spring36

Summer13

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men68

Unisex28

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#61,241

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#49

PerfumerChristian Provenzano

Launched—

Reviews216

Category winnerManaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Katana Parfums Fars Limited Edition opens with a sharp burst of lemon and orange, quickly overridden by the heat of black pepper and turmeric. The heart shifts toward a dry, woody structure where pine wood and ho wood create a crisp, resinous backdrop. As it sits on the skin, a dark, leathery undercurrent of natural A…

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Mana by Nishane opens with a sharp flash of black pepper, ginger, and saffron before settling into a dense, smoky core of agarwood and dark suede. Christian Provenzano built this fragrance around heavy animalic castoreum and Turkish rose, creating a thick profile that clings to skin for over twenty-four hours. Guaiac …

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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, Fars Limited Edition or Mana?

Mana takes 3 of 4 categories. Fars Limited Edition is rated 3.60/5 from 5 votes; Mana is rated 4.21/5 from 888 votes. Choose Fars Limited Edition for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Mana for a woody and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Fars Limited Edition or Mana?

Mana lasts longest (Mana 95/100, Fars Limited Edition 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Fars Limited Edition or Mana?

Mana projects furthest (Mana 89/100, Fars Limited Edition 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Fars Limited Edition and Mana smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and leather accords. Common notes include Saffron, Black Pepper, Agarwood (Oud) and Guaiac Wood.

Is Fars Limited Edition or Mana better for summer or winter?

Fars Limited Edition suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fars Limited Edition and Mana?

Fars Limited Edition features Ylang-Ylang, Saffron, Black Pepper, Turmeric and Ho Wood. Mana has top notes of Saffron, Ginger, Cardamom and Black Pepper, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Suede, Castoreum and Turkish Rose, a base of Guaiac Wood, Labdanum, Musk and Olibanum.