Gilvan vs Shanghai
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
29%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Shanghai takes 1 of 2 categories.
GilvanChoose it for its signature character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
ShanghaiChoose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Gilvan0/2
Shanghai1/2
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Not scored
- Sillage & projection
- Tie
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Shanghai
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
GilvanKaneboShanghaiLenthericWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%
4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 83%Had 0%Want 17%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
2 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageTie
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent familyNot enough data
warm spicy100%
amber92%
aromatic84%
woody77%
fresh spicy69%
floral61%
Scent match29%Clearly different
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Green NotesClary SageAldehydesBergamotLemon
Heart
CarnationGeraniumGalbanumJasmineRose
Base
Russian LeatherSandalwoodAmbergrisCedarwoodMusk
Top15-30 mins
AldehydesBergamotCinnamonHyacinthCloveVerbenaLavender
Heart2-4 hrs
Bulgarian RoseFrankincenseCarnationGeraniumJasmineSpices
Base6-8+ hrs
SandalwoodCedarwoodBenzoinOakmossVetiverAmberMyrrhTonka
InformationalShared notesAldehydes, Bergamot, Carnation and Geranium. Durations are only published for Shanghai, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter0
Day100
Night100
Spring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter0
Day–
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#76,637
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#53,147
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews1
Category winnerShanghaiHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotKanebo Gilvan opens with a crisp wave of lemon and aldehydes, settling quickly into a green, herbal core of clary sage and galbanum. As the hours pass, the scent dries down to a dry, structured Russian leather and cedarwood base. It is a traditional woody chypre built for crisp autumn mornings and formal business sett…
Reviews →Shanghai by Lentheric is an early twentieth-century oriental floral built on spicy heat and deep resins. It kicks off with a sharp snap of clove, cinnamon, and soapy aldehydes before smoothing out into rich Bulgarian rose and peppery carnation. The base runs dark and slow. Myrrh, frankincense, and aged oakmoss give th…
Reviews →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 projects more, Gilvan or Shanghai?
Projection is very close: Gilvan 50/100, Shanghai 50/100 for sillage.
Do Gilvan and Shanghai smell similar?
Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Bergamot, Carnation and Geranium.
Is Gilvan or Shanghai better for summer or winter?
Gilvan suits day or night wear; Shanghai suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Gilvan and Shanghai?
Gilvan has top notes of Green Notes, Clary Sage, Aldehydes and Bergamot, heart notes of Carnation, Geranium, Galbanum and Jasmine, a base of Russian Leather, Sandalwood, Ambergris and Cedarwood. Shanghai has top notes of Aldehydes, Bergamot, Cinnamon and Hyacinth, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Frankincense, Carnation and Geranium, a base of Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Benzoin and Oakmoss.
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