Fragrance comparison

Gardenia 栀子花 vs Bandit

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 2,560 ratings analysed

Gardenia 栀子花

Ladybug 述之有味

—0 votes

Rank #77,145 White FloralLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

9%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Bandit

Robert Piguet

4.392,560 votes

Rank #1,038 AromaticAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bandit takes 1 of 1 categories.

Gardenia 栀子花
Choose it for a white floral and lactonic character.
Bandit
Choose it for a aromatic and animalic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Gardenia 栀子花0/1

Bandit1/1

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: Bandit

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Gardenia 栀子花Ladybug 述之有味

BanditRobert Piguet

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.39/ 5 · 2,560 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

44%Love

33%Like

3%Ok

18%Dislike

1%Hate

2,553 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value49

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

lactonic83%

cacao65%

coconut48%

animalic30%

aromatic100%

animalic92%

earthy84%

mossy77%

woody69%

leather61%

Scent match9%Clearly different · both animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GardeniaJasmine

Heart

Ginger flowerClover

Base

CoconutCocoa

Top

AldehydesGalbanumArtemisiaBergamotNeroliGardeniaYlang-YlangOrange

Heart

CarnationJasmineViolet RootTuberoseRose

Base

OakmossLeatherCivetVetiverPatchouliMyrrhMuskAmber

InformationalShared notesGardenia and Jasmine. 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

Spring67

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men17

Unisex63

Women21

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77,145

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,038

PerfumerGermaine Cellier

Launched—

Reviews204

Category winnerBanditHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ladybug Gardenia opens with a dense puff of waxy white gardenia and wet jasmine blossoms. Rather than settling into a traditional clean floral, the scent shifts on the skin as a sharp, earthy ginger flower cuts through the sweetness. A baseline of warm coconut and dry cocoa powder grounds the bouquet, giving it a velv…

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Bandit by Robert Piguet is a historic leather chypre that challenges expectations. It opens with bracing galbanum and aldehydes before settling into an intense base of leather, oakmoss, and animalic musk. This is a bold, uncompromising scent for those who prefer dark, earthy, and green compositions over modern sweetne…

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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 Gardenia 栀子花 and Bandit smell similar?

Clearly different: a 9% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share animalic accords. Common notes include Gardenia and Jasmine.

What are the notes in Gardenia 栀子花 and Bandit?

Gardenia 栀子花 has top notes of Gardenia and Jasmine, heart notes of Ginger flower and Clover, a base of Coconut and Cocoa. Bandit has top notes of Aldehydes, Galbanum, Artemisia and Bergamot, heart notes of Carnation, Jasmine, Violet Root and Tuberose, a base of Oakmoss, Leather, Civet and Vetiver.