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Gants de Suède vs Make Waves

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

Updated 32 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Make Waves takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Gants de Suède

    Choose it for a woody and floral character.

  • Make Waves

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Gants de Suède0/1
Make Waves1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Make Waves

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Gants de SuèdeKilesa
Make WavesAngeline
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
2.31/ 5 · 32 votes
Have 59%Had 35%Want 5%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

3%Love
13%Like
28%Ok
25%Dislike
31%Hate

32 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity65
〰 Sillage53
♥ Love / hate33
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value25
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
floral92%
aromatic84%
powdery77%
musky69%
warm spicy61%
woody100%
warm spicy91%
rose83%
fresh74%
aromatic65%
ozonic56%
Scent match42%Some overlap · both woody, warm spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
EucalyptusPineappleCeleryLemon
Heart
LavenderSaffronFreesiaLilacRose
Base
SandalwoodCedarwoodAmberSuedeMusk
Top
SaffronCalone
Heart
CeleryRose
Base
SandalwoodDry Wood
InformationalShared notesCelery, Saffron, Rose and Sandalwood. 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
Summer55
Fall55
Winter18
Day100
Night33
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men33
Unisex67
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,166

PerfumerMatsuno Hidenori

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#73,130

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMake WavesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gants de Suède by Kilesa is a woody floral suede fragrance with a cool green opening and a soft, textured base. Eucalyptus, celery, lemon, and pineapple give the first spray a crisp, unusual freshness before lavender, saffron, lilac, rose, and freesia move it into a more aromatic floral heart. The dry-down is where th…

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Make Waves opens with a sharp burst of aquatic calone and warm saffron, creating a metallic ocean spray over dry wood. A vegetal heart of bitter celery and powdery rose quickly emerges as the top notes settle. Base notes of sandalwood ground the aquatic top, making it best suited for humid spring afternoons.

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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.

Do Gants de Suède and Make Waves smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Celery, Saffron, Rose and Sandalwood.

Is Gants de Suède or Make Waves better for summer or winter?

Make Waves suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Gants de Suède and Make Waves?

Gants de Suède has top notes of Eucalyptus, Pineapple, Celery and Lemon, heart notes of Lavender, Saffron, Freesia and Lilac, a base of Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Amber and Suede. Make Waves has top notes of Saffron and Calone, heart notes of Celery and Rose, a base of Sandalwood and Dry Wood.

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