Fève Gourmande vs Pipe
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
29%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Fève Gourmande takes 5 of 7 categories.
Fève GourmandeChoose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.
PipeChoose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Fève Gourmande5/7
Pipe2/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Fève Gourmande
- Community sentiment
- Fève Gourmande
- Longevity
- Pipe
- Sillage & projection
- Fève Gourmande
- Value for money
- Pipe
- Versatility
- Fève Gourmande
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Fève Gourmande
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Fève GourmandeGuerlainPipeTSVGA ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.33/ 5 · 1,109 votes
Have 29%Had 5%Want 67%
4.17/ 5 · 46 votes
Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%
Category winnerFève GourmandeRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate59%Love
24%Like
9%Ok
5%Dislike
3%Hate
1,109 votes
59%Love
24%Like
4%Ok
2%Dislike
11%Hate
46 votes
Category winnerFève GourmandeMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityPipe
SillageFève Gourmande
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerPipeBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
cacao90%
rum80%
woody70%
rose60%
smoky50%
animalic100%
warm spicy92%
musky84%
woody77%
amber69%
sweet61%
Scent match29%Clearly different · both warm spicy and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
CacaoSpicesRumRoseSmokePatchouliTea
No top / heart / base split published
Top
TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee
Heart
LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose
Base
CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax
InformationalShared notesCacao, Spices, Rose and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Fève Gourmande, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring29
Summer12
Fall94
Winter100
Day66
Night100
Spring0
Summer5
Fall76
Winter100
Day76
Night100
Category winnerFève GourmandeMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#2,414
PerfumerDelphine Jelk
Launched—
Reviews187
Overall rank#32,242
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerFève GourmandeHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotFève Gourmande by Guerlain is a warm, dark gourmand fragrance built around rich cacao, boozy rum, and aromatic spices. The opening releases a distinct wave of bittersweet chocolate steeped in spiced liquor, creating an immediate sensation of baked confectionery. As it settles on skin, a velvety rose emerges alongside …
Reviews →Pipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Fève Gourmande or Pipe?
Fève Gourmande takes 5 of 7 categories. Fève Gourmande is rated 4.33/5 from 1,109 votes; Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes. Choose Fève Gourmande for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Fève Gourmande or Pipe?
They last about the same: Pipe 68/100, Fève Gourmande 66/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Fève Gourmande or Pipe?
Fève Gourmande projects furthest (Fève Gourmande 53/100, Pipe 48/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Fève Gourmande and Pipe smell similar?
Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Cacao, Spices, Rose and Patchouli.
Is Fève Gourmande or Pipe better for summer or winter?
For summer, Fève Gourmande is the stronger pick. For winter, Fève Gourmande is the stronger pick. Fève Gourmande suits evening wear; Pipe suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Fève Gourmande and Pipe?
Fève Gourmande features Cacao, Spices, Rum, Rose and Smoke. Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet.
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