Fragrance comparison

Herbs & Sea Salt vs Maiden Wood

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 23 ratings analysed

3 wins

Herbs & Sea Salt

The Dua Brand

4.2421 votes

Rank #36,664 SaltyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

Maiden Wood

St. Narcissus

5.002 votes

Rank #46,068 AmberAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Herbs & Sea Salt takes 3 of 4 categories.

Herbs & Sea Salt
Choose it for a salty and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Maiden Wood
Choose it for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Herbs & Sea Salt3/4

Maiden Wood1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Herbs & Sea Salt
Sillage & projection: Herbs & Sea Salt
Value for money: Maiden Wood
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Herbs & Sea Salt

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Herbs & Sea SaltThe Dua Brand

Maiden WoodSt. Narcissus

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.24/ 5 · 21 votes

Have 59%Had 12%Want 29%

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 29%Had 0%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

19%Like

29%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%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

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityHerbs & Sea Salt

SillageHerbs & Sea Salt

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price value100

Category winnerMaiden WoodBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

salty100%

aromatic88%

herbal77%

marine65%

musky53%

soft spicy42%

amber100%

aromatic88%

warm spicy77%

balsamic65%

woody53%

sweet42%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Sea SaltSageAmbrette

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

MyrrhWoody NotesSageSea Salt

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSea Salt and Sage. Durations are only published for Herbs & Sea Salt, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring91

Summer100

Fall27

Winter18

Day100

Night25

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men15

Unisex85

Women0

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,664

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#46,068

PerfumerApostolos Zanias

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerHerbs & Sea SaltHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Herbs & Sea Salt by The Dua Brand brings a breezy coastal atmosphere into daily life. It opens with an unmistakable rush of sea salt paired with hints of tart grapefruit, creating a crisp, marine profile that feels like standing on a windswept cliff. Aromatic sage steps forward quickly, adding an earthy, herbal body t…

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Maiden Wood by St. Narcissus delivers a calm, coastal woodland scent that blends herbal clarity with warm, grounded sweetness. It opens with the crisp, mineral bite of sea salt and crushed herbal sage, mimicking a walk along a breezy shoreline bordered by evergreen shrubs. As it settles, smooth woody notes emerge alon…

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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.

Which is better, Herbs & Sea Salt or Maiden Wood?

Herbs & Sea Salt takes 3 of 4 categories. Herbs & Sea Salt is rated 4.24/5 from 21 votes; Maiden Wood is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Herbs & Sea Salt for a salty and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Maiden Wood for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.