Fragrance comparison

Ganja Kasturi vs Mandarava

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 253 ratings analysed

Ganja Kasturi

Prin

4.0097 votes

Rank #13,454 GreenMusky

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13%scent match

Clearly different

5 wins

Mandarava

Prissana

4.29156 votes

Rank #4,606 AmberFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mandarava takes 5 of 8 categories.

Ganja Kasturi
Choose it for a green and musky character. Wins on longevity and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
Mandarava
Choose it for a amber and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Ganja Kasturi2/8

Mandarava5/8

Ratings & consensus: Mandarava
Community sentiment: Mandarava
Longevity: Ganja Kasturi
Sillage & projection: Mandarava
Value for money: Mandarava
Versatility: Ganja Kasturi
Note pyramid (duration): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Mandarava

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ganja KasturiPrin

MandaravaPrissana

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 97 votes

Have 28%Had 9%Want 63%

4.29/ 5 · 156 votes

Have 31%Had 8%Want 61%

Category winnerMandaravaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

27%Like

18%Ok

7%Dislike

4%Hate

97 votes

57%Love

26%Like

6%Ok

10%Dislike

1%Hate

156 votes

Category winnerMandaravaMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityGanja Kasturi

SillageMandarava

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price value44

Category winnerMandaravaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

green100%

musky92%

aromatic84%

animalic77%

fresh69%

herbal61%

amber100%

floral92%

woody84%

white floral77%

sweet69%

animalic61%

Scent match13%Clearly different · both animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

cannabisCivetAldehydesCamphorHayNatural MuskGrassIncenseBlack SpruceTuberoseCuminOakmoss

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

ChampacaTuberoseOlibanumCivetAldehydesMarigoldLotusJasmine SambacMyrrhMadagascar Ylang-YlangSandalwoodEbony

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring91

Summer53

Fall100

Winter82

Day81

Night100

Spring89

Summer37

Fall100

Winter74

Day100

Night86

Category winnerGanja KasturiMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men46

Unisex48

Women6

Men9

Unisex58

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,454

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#4,606

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews29

Category winnerMandaravaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ganja Kasturi by Prin is a bold herbal perfume built around dry cannabis, potent animalic musks, and crisp aldehydes. The fragrance opens with a sharp flash of soapy aldehydes and pungent camphor, quickly giving way to aromatic grass, hay, and green cannabis leaf. As it develops, sweaty cumin and spicy coriander brush…

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Mandarava by Prissana centers on golden champaca blossoms wrapped in smoky olibanum, myrrh, and a warm amber resin foundation. Prin Lomros created this oriental floral composition to evoke sacred celestial grounds, using bubbly aldehydes and marigold at the start before settling into rich white floral layers of jasmin…

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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, Ganja Kasturi or Mandarava?

Mandarava takes 5 of 8 categories. Ganja Kasturi is rated 4.00/5 from 97 votes; Mandarava is rated 4.29/5 from 156 votes. Choose Ganja Kasturi for a green and musky character. Wins on longevity and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Mandarava for a amber and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Ganja Kasturi or Mandarava?

Ganja Kasturi lasts longest (Ganja Kasturi 78/100, Mandarava 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ganja Kasturi or Mandarava?

Projection is very close: Mandarava 63/100, Ganja Kasturi 61/100 for sillage.

Do Ganja Kasturi and Mandarava smell similar?

Clearly different: a 13% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share animalic accords. Common notes include Civet, Aldehydes and Tuberose.

Is Ganja Kasturi or Mandarava better for summer or winter?

For summer, Ganja Kasturi is the stronger pick. For winter, Ganja Kasturi is the stronger pick. Ganja Kasturi suits evening wear; Mandarava suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.