Fragrance comparison

Gardenia vs Perdas

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 25 ratings analysed

1 wins

Gardenia

Ahmed Al Maghribi

4.2025 votes

Rank #11,339 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

59%scent match

Closely related

Perdas

Antonio Marras

—0 votes

Rank #71,946 LeatherWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Gardenia takes 1 of 1 categories.

Gardenia
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Perdas
Choose it for a leather and warm spicy character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Gardenia1/1

Perdas0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

GardeniaAhmed Al Maghribi

PerdasAntonio Marras

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.20/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 25%Had 3%Want 72%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

32%Like

4%Ok

8%Dislike

4%Hate

25 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value77

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

leather92%

earthy84%

mossy77%

warm spicy69%

patchouli61%

leather100%

warm spicy92%

iris84%

patchouli77%

earthy69%

woody61%

Scent match59%Closely related · both leather, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Sweet OrangeBlack CurrantFruitsPink Pepper

Heart

LeatherOakmossSaffronIrisDamask Rose

Base

Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliAmberCedarVanillaWhite Musk

Notes

PatchouliSaffronLeatherIris

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLeather, Saffron, Iris and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring57

Summer50

Fall86

Winter100

Day79

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men15

Unisex52

Women33

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,339

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#71,946

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGardeniaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gardenia opens with a fruity citrus lift, then turns quickly into leather, saffron, moss and oud with a smooth floral thread running through it. It wears richer and darker than the name suggests, usually reading unisex with a slight masculine tilt, and reviewers often praise its strong longevity, bold presence and goo…

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Perdas is a dry, leathery composition built around saffron, patchouli, iris, and leather. It opens warm and spicy, then settles into something earthy, powdery, and quietly woody, with a slightly animalic edge. This is a more atmospheric style of leather fragrance than an easy crowd-pleaser. It looks best suited to co…

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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.

Do Gardenia and Perdas smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Leather, Saffron, Iris and Patchouli.

Is Gardenia or Perdas better for summer or winter?

Gardenia suits evening wear; Perdas suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Gardenia and Perdas?

Gardenia has top notes of Sweet Orange, Black Currant, Fruits and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Leather, Oakmoss, Saffron and Iris, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Patchouli, Amber and Cedar. Perdas features Patchouli, Saffron, Leather and Iris.