Fragrance comparison

Historical Chypre vs Le Chypre

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 23 ratings analysed

Historical Chypre

The Dua Brand

3.502 votes

Rank #65,358 LeatherPowdery

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56%scent match

Closely related

Le Chypre

Alexandria Fragrances

4.6721 votes

Rank #39,025 AmberLeather

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Historical Chypre
Choose it for a leather and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Le Chypre
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Historical Chypre2/4

Le Chypre2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Historical ChypreThe Dua Brand

Le ChypreAlexandria Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 38%Had 25%Want 38%

4.67/ 5 · 21 votes

Have 36%Had 8%Want 56%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

50%Like

50%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

76%Love

14%Like

10%Ok

0%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

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate92

Category winners

LongevityHistorical Chypre

SillageHistorical Chypre

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value68

Category winnerLe ChypreBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

powdery92%

amber84%

lavender77%

iris69%

animalic61%

amber100%

leather92%

sweet84%

white floral77%

powdery69%

earthy61%

Scent match56%Closely related · both leather, amber and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LavenderLeatherIrisTolu BalsamCastoreumBenzoinPlumClementineImmortelleAldehydesGardeniaLabdanum

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

IrisJasmineCastoreumLavenderClementineRosePlumTolu BalsamLeatherStyraxOakmossLabdanum

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLavender, Leather, Iris and Tolu Balsam. Durations are only published for Historical Chypre, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring67

Summer17

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men31

Unisex62

Women8

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,358

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#39,025

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLe ChypreHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Historical Chypre by The Dua Brand is an Extrait de Parfum built around deep leather, rich resinous tones, and vintage floral accents. It introduces itself with bright bursts of clementine, tart plum, and soapy aldehydes before revealing an earthy core of oakmoss, lavender, and powdery iris. Resins such as benzoin, la…

Reviews →

Le Chypre reads as a rich, old-school chypre with a softer ambered finish. Iris, jasmine, rose and hyacinth sit over oakmoss, labdanum, leather, balsams and a touch of plum, so it opens floral and textured, then settles into something warmer, sweeter and more powdery. It looks best suited to cooler weather, evening we…

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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, Historical Chypre or Le Chypre?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Historical Chypre is rated 3.50/5 from 2 votes; Le Chypre is rated 4.67/5 from 21 votes. Choose Historical Chypre for a leather and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Le Chypre for a amber and leather character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Historical Chypre or Le Chypre?

Historical Chypre lasts longest (Historical Chypre 80/100, Le Chypre 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Historical Chypre or Le Chypre?

Historical Chypre projects furthest (Historical Chypre 75/100, Le Chypre 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Historical Chypre and Le Chypre smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, amber and powdery accords. Common notes include Lavender, Leather, Iris and Tolu Balsam.