Fragrance comparison

Harry's vs By Your Side

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 54 ratings analysed

Harry's

Venezia 1920

5.001 votes

Rank #46,289 AmberAromatic

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58%scent match

Closely related

3 wins

By Your Side

TSU LANGE YOR

4.0453 votes

Rank #33,839 WoodyAmber

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

By Your Side takes 3 of 4 categories.

Harry's
Choose it for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
By Your Side
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Harry's1/4

By Your Side3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: By Your Side
Sillage & projection: Harry's
Value for money: By Your Side
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: By Your Side

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Harry'sVenezia 1920

By Your SideTSU LANGE YOR

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 19%Had 6%Want 75%

4.04/ 5 · 53 votes

Have 22%Had 2%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

45%Love

30%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

53 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityBy Your Side

SillageHarry's

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value58

Category winnerBy Your SideBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

aromatic92%

soft spicy84%

woody77%

fresh spicy69%

smoky61%

woody100%

amber92%

smoky84%

warm spicy77%

leather69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both amber, woody and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

CorianderPink PepperGeranium

Heart2-4 hrs

CedarwoodSmokeFrankincense

Base6-8+ hrs

LabdanumAmberLeather

Top

Pink PepperCardamomBlack Pepper

Heart

LeatherFrankincenseSmokeLabdanum

Base

CedarwoodCypriolWolfwood

InformationalShared notesPink Pepper, Cedarwood, Smoke and Frankincense. Durations are only published for Harry's, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Spring42

Summer32

Fall100

Winter63

Day77

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men60

Unisex40

Women0

Date 40%Party 25%Work 19%Casual 16%

Men35

Unisex54

Women12

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#46,289

PerfumerRoberto Dario

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,839

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBy Your SideHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Venezia 1920 Harry's captures the dark, dimly lit charm of a historic Venetian lounge late on an October evening. It opens with an invigorating kick of crushed coriander seed, spicy pink pepper, and sharp green geranium before quickly revealing a dense heart of dry cedarwood and drifting frankincense smoke. Underneath…

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By Your Side opens with a dry kick of crushed black pepper, pink pepper, and green cardamom before revealing a dark heart of leather, frankincense, and birch-like smoke. TSU LANGE YOR built this 2025 release around a heavy woody foundation, anchoring the spices with cedarwood, earthy cypriol, and ambered labdanum. It …

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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, Harry's or By Your Side?

By Your Side takes 3 of 4 categories. Harry's is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; By Your Side is rated 4.04/5 from 53 votes. Choose Harry's for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose By Your Side for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Harry's or By Your Side?

By Your Side lasts longest (By Your Side 67/100, Harry's 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Harry's or By Your Side?

Harry's projects furthest (Harry's 58/100, By Your Side 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Harry's and By Your Side smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and smoky accords. Common notes include Pink Pepper, Cedarwood, Smoke and Frankincense.

Is Harry's or By Your Side better for summer or winter?

Harry's suits evening wear; By Your Side suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Harry's and By Your Side?

Harry's has top notes of Coriander, Pink Pepper and Geranium, heart notes of Cedarwood, Smoke and Frankincense, a base of Labdanum, Amber and Leather. By Your Side has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom and Black Pepper, heart notes of Leather, Frankincense, Smoke and Labdanum, a base of Cedarwood, Cypriol and Wolfwood.