Fragrance comparison

Garnet vs Legendary

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 5 ratings analysed

1 wins

Garnet

Ardent Parfums

4.605 votes

Rank #34,156 Soft SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Legendary

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,149 AromaticAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Garnet takes 1 of 1 categories.

Garnet
Choose it for a soft spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Legendary
Choose it for a aromatic and amber character.

Garnet1/1

Legendary0/1

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: Garnet

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

GarnetArdent Parfums

LegendaryThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.60/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 67%Had 0%Want 33%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

80%Love

0%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate90

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value31

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

soft spicy100%

woody91%

lavender83%

citrus74%

sweet65%

fresh spicy56%

aromatic100%

amber91%

tobacco83%

woody74%

fresh spicy65%

sweet56%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both woody, sweet and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Pink PepperGingerOrange OilCardamomOlibanumRed Thyme

Heart

Clary SageLavenderGeranium

Base

Guaiac WoodAmbrox SuperSandalwoodPatchouliCedarwoodVetiverCopaiba balmGurjan balsam

Notes

Tobacco LeafOlibanumClary SageCedarwoodBergamot

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesOlibanum, Clary Sage and Cedarwood. Durations are only published for Legendary, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer75

Fall100

Winter75

Day50

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men75

Unisex25

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,156

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#79,149

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGarnetHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Garnet by Ardent Parfums hits the nose with an immediate prickle of pink pepper and sharp ginger, brightened by a flash of orange oil. As the top notes settle, clary sage and herbal lavender push through, giving the blend an aromatic, clean structure that sits over a heavy base of woods. Sandalwood, cedarwood, and smo…

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Legendary by The Dua Brand is an oriental fougere fragrance built around an aromatic core of clary sage and armoise oil, brightened at the top by a sharp splash of bergamot. As the initial citrus crispness settles, the composition moves into a deep, resinous heart where smoky olibanum meets dry cedarwood. The base pro…

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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 Garnet and Legendary smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, sweet and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Olibanum, Clary Sage and Cedarwood.

Is Garnet or Legendary better for summer or winter?

Garnet suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Garnet and Legendary?

Garnet has top notes of Pink Pepper, Ginger, Orange Oil and Cardamom, heart notes of Clary Sage, Lavender and Geranium, a base of Guaiac Wood, Ambrox Super, Sandalwood and Patchouli. Legendary features Tobacco Leaf, Olibanum, Clary Sage, Cedarwood and Bergamot.