Fragrance comparison

Ginger vs Wabi-Sabi

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 11 ratings analysed

2 wins

Ginger

Scent Trunk

4.0911 votes

Rank #46,784 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

59%scent match

Closely related

Wabi-Sabi

Mariná Rituals

—0 votes

Rank #68,817 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ginger takes 2 of 2 categories.

Ginger
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Wabi-Sabi
Choose it for a woody and citrus character.

Ginger2/2

Wabi-Sabi0/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

GingerScent Trunk

Wabi-SabiMariná Rituals

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.09/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 16%Had 2%Want 82%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

36%Like

27%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value58

¤ Price value50

Category winnerGingerBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

powdery83%

musky65%

warm spicy48%

fresh30%

woody100%

citrus83%

powdery65%

musky48%

fresh spicy30%

Scent match59%Closely related · both woody, powdery and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SandalwoodCedarwoodBambooMuskGreen TeaGingerVanilla BeanJasmineVioletOrris

No top / heart / base split published

Top15 to 30 minutes

BergamotBamboo

Heart2 to 3 hours

CedarwoodCitrus

Base3 to 5 hours

SandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesSandalwood, Cedarwood, Bamboo and Musk. Durations are only published for Wabi-Sabi, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring83

Summer100

Fall67

Winter17

Day100

Night17

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men33

Unisex50

Women17

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#46,784

PerfumerVanessa Lopez

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#68,817

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGingerHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ginger by Scent Trunk is a versatile Floral Woody Musk that leads with a sharp, spicy ginger root opening. It transitions into a clean, green heart of bamboo and tea, settling onto a soft base of sandalwood and vanilla. Perfect for daily office wear or casual spring afternoons, this fragrance offers an approachable, m…

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Wabi-Sabi by Mariná Rituals delivers a clean balance between crisp greenery and dry forest woods. The fragrance opens with a sharp burst of bergamot paired with the watery, green profile of bamboo stem. As that initial brightness softens, a drier core of cedarwood emerges alongside tart citrus accents, lending the sce…

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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 Ginger and Wabi-Sabi smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, powdery and musky accords. Common notes include Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Bamboo and Musk.

Is Ginger or Wabi-Sabi better for summer or winter?

Ginger suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ginger and Wabi-Sabi?

Ginger features Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Bamboo, Musk and Green Tea. Wabi-Sabi has top notes of Bergamot and Bamboo, heart notes of Cedarwood and Citrus, a base of Sandalwood and Musk.