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Haight & Ashbury vs Golden Lavender

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

Updated 22 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Golden Lavender takes 2 of 3 categories.

  • Haight & Ashbury

    Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, daytime wear.

  • Golden Lavender

    Choose it for a aromatic and lavender character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Haight & Ashbury1/3
Golden Lavender2/3
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Haight & Ashbury
Sillage & projection
Golden Lavender
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Golden Lavender

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Haight & AshburyA Wing & A Prayer Perfumes
Golden LavenderAnna Zworykina Perfumes
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%
4.43/ 5 · 21 votes
Have 26%Had 11%Want 63%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
0%Love
100%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

57%Love
33%Like
5%Ok
5%Dislike
0%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity80
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate75
⏱ Longevity73
〰 Sillage68
♥ Love / hate86
Category winners

LongevityHaight & Ashbury

SillageGolden Lavender

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
amber92%
balsamic84%
patchouli77%
warm spicy69%
animalic61%
aromatic100%
lavender92%
warm spicy84%
yellow floral77%
vanilla69%
balsamic61%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
PatchouliLabdanumSandalwoodAmbergrisBeeswaxPalisander RosewoodClary SageJasmineRoseMoroccan RoseWild Rose

No top / heart / base split published

Notes
LavenderYlang-YlangVanillaCinnamonPeru BalsamCardamomLemonClary SageBergamotCassisLilyBulgarian Rose

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesClary Sage and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring0
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day100
Night–
Spring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter40
Day100
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#54,051

PerfumerJane Cate

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#41,852

PerfumerAnna Zworykina

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGolden LavenderHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Haight & Ashbury is a patchouli-led woody aromatic that wears more herbal and textured than “dirty” patchouli clichés. It opens dry and green, then shifts through warm ambered resin, soft waxy sweetness, and a faint floral-rose edge. If you normally struggle with patchouli, this is one to sample, it is intense, but t…

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Anna Zworykina Perfumes Golden Lavender is a dense, all-natural perfume that strips lavender of its clean, soapy associations. Instead, it pairs the herb with cinnamon and ylang-ylang to create a sticky, resinous warmth that feels like late autumn. The opening is sharp, green, and bitter, but it quickly settles into a…

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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.

Which is better, Haight & Ashbury or Golden Lavender?

Golden Lavender takes 2 of 3 categories. Haight & Ashbury is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Golden Lavender is rated 4.43/5 from 21 votes. Choose Haight & Ashbury for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, daytime wear. Choose Golden Lavender for a aromatic and lavender character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Haight & Ashbury or Golden Lavender?

Haight & Ashbury lasts longest (Haight & Ashbury 80/100, Golden Lavender 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Haight & Ashbury or Golden Lavender?

Golden Lavender projects furthest (Golden Lavender 68/100, Haight & Ashbury 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Haight & Ashbury and Golden Lavender smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and balsamic accords. Common notes include Clary Sage and Rose.

Is Haight & Ashbury or Golden Lavender better for summer or winter?

Haight & Ashbury suits daytime wear; Golden Lavender suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Haight & Ashbury and Golden Lavender?

Haight & Ashbury features Patchouli, Labdanum, Sandalwood, Ambergris and Beeswax. Golden Lavender features Lavender, Ylang-Ylang, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Peru Balsam.

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