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Fashion Woman vs Noun

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

Updated 40 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Noun takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Fashion Woman

    Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Noun

    Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Fashion Woman1/4
Noun3/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Noun
Sillage & projection
Noun
Value for money
Fashion Woman
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Noun

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Fashion WomanGuepard
NounBogue
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.75/ 5 · 8 votes
Have 17%Had 2%Want 81%
4.19/ 5 · 32 votes
Have 23%Had 7%Want 69%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
25%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
25%Dislike
0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

59%Love
19%Like
3%Ok
19%Dislike
0%Hate

32 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate69
⏱ Longevity83
〰 Sillage72
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityNoun

SillageNoun

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value75
¤ Price value55
Category winnerFashion WomanBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
woody92%
sweet84%
white floral77%
aromatic69%
warm spicy61%
aromatic100%
fresh spicy88%
amber77%
woody65%
green53%
warm spicy42%
Scent match30%Clearly different · both aromatic, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top30 to 45 minutes
Dried FruitsBananaCassisblack fig
Heart2 to 4 hours
African Orange FlowerJasmineGeraniumRose
Base4 to 7 hours
SandalwoodPatchouliBenzoin
Notes
Mustard SeedOlibanumBuchu or AgathosmaLavenderBenzoinBlack PepperMintBasilYlang-YlangRosemaryPetitgrainGeranium

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesGeranium and Benzoin. Durations are only published for Fashion Woman, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer50
Fall100
Winter25
Day100
Night67
Spring38
Summer15
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night46
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
Men20
Unisex80
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#42,523

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#30,730

PerfumerAntonio Gardoni

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNounHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fashion Woman by Guepard is an unconventional chypre fruity fragrance launched in 2004 that pairs dense orchard sweetness with an earthy base. The scent opens with a distinctive blend of ripe banana, dark dried fruits, black fig, and the tart, green bite of cassis. As the top notes settle, a traditional floral heart e…

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Noun is an aromatic, spice-led Bogue scent that opens green, sharp and vivid, then settles into a resinous amber-wood base. Lavender, mint, basil and rosemary keep it brisk early on, while frankincense, benzoin, labdanum, sandalwood and patchouli give it depth. It reads unisex, bold and characterful rather than easygo…

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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.

Which is better, Fashion Woman or Noun?

Noun takes 3 of 4 categories. Fashion Woman is rated 3.75/5 from 8 votes; Noun is rated 4.19/5 from 32 votes. Choose Fashion Woman for a fruity and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Noun for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Fashion Woman or Noun?

Noun lasts longest (Noun 83/100, Fashion Woman 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Fashion Woman or Noun?

Projection is very close: Noun 72/100, Fashion Woman 70/100 for sillage.

Do Fashion Woman and Noun smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Geranium and Benzoin.

Is Fashion Woman or Noun better for summer or winter?

Fashion Woman suits daytime wear; Noun suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fashion Woman and Noun?

Fashion Woman has top notes of Dried Fruits, Banana, Cassis and black fig, heart notes of African Orange Flower, Jasmine, Geranium and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli and Benzoin. Noun features Mustard Seed, Olibanum, Buchu or Agathosma, Lavender and Benzoin.

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