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Hypnotic vs Elegant Homme

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

Updated 47 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Elegant Homme takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Hypnotic

    Choose it for a iris and woody character.

  • Elegant Homme

    Choose it for a iris and lavender character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Hypnotic0/1
Elegant Homme1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Elegant Homme

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
HypnoticAsad Siddiki
Elegant HommeRiiffs Perfumes
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.28/ 5 · 47 votes
Have 33%Had 5%Want 62%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

54%Love
25%Like
13%Ok
4%Dislike
4%Hate

24 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity76
〰 Sillage68
♥ Love / hate86
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value89
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
iris100%
woody92%
cacao84%
citrus77%
powdery69%
violet61%
iris100%
lavender90%
aromatic80%
woody70%
earthy60%
powdery50%
Scent match45%Some overlap · both iris, woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
IrisCitrusesLavender
Heart
Cacao PodAmbrettePearSage
Base
Woody NotesAmbrettolideVanilla
Top
Lavender
Heart
IrisAmbrettePear
Base
VetiverVirginia Cedar
InformationalShared notesIris, Lavender, Ambrette and Pear. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring75
Summer19
Fall94
Winter100
Day44
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men71
Unisex19
Women10
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,988

PerfumerAsad Ali Siddiki

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#8,527

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews12

Category winnerElegant HommeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hypnotic pairs iris, citrus and lavender with a softer heart of pear, cacao pod, sage and ambrette. It reads like a powdery woody musk with a gentle fruity sweetness rather than a loud gourmand style. The vanilla, woods and ambrettolide in the base suggest a smooth, musky dry-down. If you like modern unisex scents wit…

Reviews →

Elegant Homme opens with a clean lavender note, then turns smooth and powdery with iris, pear, and ambrette giving it a soft, slightly fruity lift. The dry-down leans woody and earthy through vetiver and cedar, so it reads polished, modern, and gently dressy rather than loud. It looks best suited to cooler weather and…

Reviews →
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.

Do Hypnotic and Elegant Homme smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share iris, woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Iris, Lavender, Ambrette and Pear.

Is Hypnotic or Elegant Homme better for summer or winter?

Elegant Homme suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Hypnotic and Elegant Homme?

Hypnotic has top notes of Iris, Citruses and Lavender, heart notes of Cacao Pod, Ambrette, Pear and Sage, a base of Woody Notes, Ambrettolide and Vanilla. Elegant Homme has top notes of Lavender, heart notes of Iris, Ambrette and Pear, a base of Vetiver and Virginia Cedar.

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