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Hamdaan Silver vs L'Eau du Navigateur

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

Updated 527 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 3 categories.

  • Hamdaan Silver

    Choose it for a woody and sweet character.

  • L'Eau du Navigateur

    Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Hamdaan Silver0/3
L'Eau du Navigateur3/3
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
L'Eau du Navigateur
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
L'Eau du Navigateur
Fragranxe ranking
L'Eau du Navigateur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Hamdaan SilverFuture Style
L'Eau du NavigateurL'Artisan Parfumeur
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.18/ 5 · 527 votes
Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

43%Love
44%Like
2%Ok
12%Dislike
0%Hate

527 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity20
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity68
〰 Sillage60
♥ Love / hate79
Category winners

LongevityL'Eau du Navigateur

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value52
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
sweet83%
warm spicy65%
tobacco48%
whiskey30%
warm spicy100%
woody92%
amber84%
tobacco77%
coffee69%
balsamic61%
Scent match47%Some overlap · both woody, warm spicy and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
Sweet NotesFruits
Heart2-4 hrs
Woodsy NotesTobacco
Base6-8 hrs
Spices
Notes
SpicesRumTobaccoWoodsy NotesCoffeeResinIncenseLeatherMyrrhCedarFloral Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring–
Summer–
Fall–
Winter–
Day44
Night100
Spring35
Summer25
Fall100
Winter74
Day56
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Party 30%Casual 20%Work 14%
Men49
Unisex49
Women3
Casual 35%Date 30%Work 19%Party 16%
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,801

PerfumerMane

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#4,371

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Francois Laporte

Launched—

Reviews34

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hamdaan Silver by Future Style strikes you first with candied orchard fruits and syrupy sweet notes. It wastes no time. Within fifteen minutes, the juicy opening dries down into dry pipe tobacco, cedar-like woodsy notes, and a distinct splash of barrel whiskey. A prickle of warm spices anchors the drydown on skin. The…

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L'Eau du Navigateur opens with an immediate kick of dark roasted coffee beans, sweet pipe tobacco, and aged dark rum. Created in 1979 by Jean-Claude Ellena and Jean-Francois Laporte, this pioneering woody spicy blend smells like the hold of a historic wooden trading vessel packed with dried spices, resins, and leather…

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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 lasts longer, Hamdaan Silver or L'Eau du Navigateur?

L'Eau du Navigateur lasts longest (L'Eau du Navigateur 68/100, Hamdaan Silver 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Hamdaan Silver and L'Eau du Navigateur smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and tobacco accords. Common notes include Woodsy Notes, Tobacco and Spices.

Is Hamdaan Silver or L'Eau du Navigateur better for summer or winter?

Hamdaan Silver suits evening wear; L'Eau du Navigateur suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Hamdaan Silver and L'Eau du Navigateur?

Hamdaan Silver has top notes of Sweet Notes and Fruits, heart notes of Woodsy Notes and Tobacco, a base of Spices. L'Eau du Navigateur features Spices, Rum, Tobacco, Woodsy Notes and Coffee.

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