ICS vs Tepes
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
40%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tepes takes 3 of 4 categories.
ICSChoose it for a amber and cherry character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
TepesChoose it for a musky and cherry character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
ICS1/4
Tepes3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tepes
- Sillage & projection
- ICS
- Value for money
- Tepes
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tepes
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
ICSReflexionTepesMemories ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.00/ 5 · 3 votes
Have 15%Had 11%Want 74%
4.33/ 5 · 12 votes
Have 24%Had 1%Want 75%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate0%Love
100%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
3 votes · too few to score
75%Love
8%Like
0%Ok
8%Dislike
8%Hate
12 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTepes
SillageICS
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTepesBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
cherry90%
sweet80%
alcohol70%
warm spicy60%
musky50%
musky100%
cherry92%
sweet84%
patchouli77%
earthy69%
powdery61%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both cherry, sweet and musky
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
CherryLiquor
Heart
Spices
Base
Balsamic NotesLabdanumTobacco
Top
CherrySuedeRumLabdanum
Heart
PatchouliTobaccoTonka BeanSandalwood
Base
White MuskOakmossVanilla
InformationalShared notesCherry, Labdanum and Tobacco. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring25
Summer25
Fall100
Winter50
Day–
Night100
Spring30
Summer10
Fall100
Winter100
Day40
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#62,340
PerfumerEugene Firsanov
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#34,801
PerfumerOsmar Valadez
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerTepesHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotICS by Reflexion is a cherry and liquor opening that quickly turns warm and resinous, with spices in the middle and a tobacco tinted labdanum base. It reads as an amber vanilla style overall, sweet, boozy and cosy rather than bright. If you enjoy cherry liqueur scents that lean warm and slightly smoky, this is worth a…
Reviews →Tepes by Memories Parfums opens with a sharp burst of dark cherry steeped in heavy rum and dry suede. As the initial booze settles, dark patchouli and unlit tobacco leaf emerge alongside warm tonka bean. The dry down turns musky and earthy on skin, sustained by oakmoss, sandalwood, and resinous labdanum. Built for col…
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.
Guided comparison
Ask about this matchup
Get a practical answer grounded in the fragrances currently selected.
Recent comparisons
Head-to-head activity from live history
BohemeSegreti di LuccaRUNNER-UP
vs
♛
Soir de LuneSisleyWINNER
Orange FlowerOscar de la RentaRUNNER-UP
vs
♛
Ti AmoRoja DoveWINNER
Eau de BruxellesLibertin Louison Technique IndiscreteRUNNER-UP
vs
♛
Private ClubJeanne ArthesWINNER
PatchouliJouriRUNNER-UP
vs
♛
al03biehl parfumkunstwerkeWINNER
Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, ICS or Tepes?
Tepes takes 3 of 4 categories. ICS is rated 4.00/5 from 3 votes; Tepes is rated 4.33/5 from 12 votes. Choose ICS for a amber and cherry character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tepes for a musky and cherry character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, ICS or Tepes?
Tepes lasts longest (Tepes 75/100, ICS 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, ICS or Tepes?
ICS projects furthest (ICS 63/100, Tepes 58/100), based on community performance votes.
Do ICS and Tepes smell similar?
Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share cherry, sweet and musky accords. Common notes include Cherry, Labdanum and Tobacco.
Is ICS or Tepes better for summer or winter?
ICS suits evening wear; Tepes suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in ICS and Tepes?
ICS has top notes of Cherry and Liquor, heart notes of Spices, a base of Balsamic Notes, Labdanum and Tobacco. Tepes has top notes of Cherry, Suede, Rum and Labdanum, heart notes of Patchouli, Tobacco, Tonka Bean and Sandalwood, a base of White Musk, Oakmoss and Vanilla.
Popular fragrance comparisons
The matchups people have compared most on Fragranxe.
vs
Sauvage vs Bleu de Chanel
Dior · Chanel · 36 comparisons
vs
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme Rabanne for men vs Shiyaaka Shadow
Rabanne · Khadlaj Perfumes · 30 comparisons
vs
Baccarat Rouge 540 vs Khamrah
Maison Francis Kurkdjian · Lattafa Perfumes · 21 comparisons
vs
Birth of Venus vs Brioni Eau de Parfum Intense
Argos · Brioni · 17 comparisons
vs
Supremacy Not Only Intense vs Arabians Tonka
Afnan · Montale · 14 comparisons
vs
Secret De Venus Eau de Parfum vs # What Matters is Inside - Italy
Weil · Jovoy Paris · 14 comparisons