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Imperial Patchouli vs Enigme

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

Updated 51 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Enigme takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Imperial Patchouli

    Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character.

  • Enigme

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Imperial Patchouli0/1
Enigme1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Enigme

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Imperial PatchouliBeary
EnigmePierre Cardin
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.20/ 5 · 51 votes
Have 33%Had 15%Want 53%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

45%Love
39%Like
10%Ok
2%Dislike
4%Hate

51 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity76
〰 Sillage67
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value59
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
woody92%
citrus84%
amber77%
rose69%
patchouli61%
woody100%
warm spicy92%
aromatic84%
amber77%
mossy69%
powdery61%
Scent match49%Some overlap · both warm spicy, woody and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
LavenderOrange
Heart
PatchouliRoseCinnamon
Base
SandalwoodAmber
Top
CorianderLavenderTarragonOrangeBergamotLemon
Heart
CarnationCinnamonRoseJasmineGeranium
Base
OakmossSandalwoodBenzoinMuskLabdanumPatchouliCedarVanilla
InformationalShared notesLavender, Orange, Patchouli and Rose. 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

Spring48
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men80
Unisex10
Women10
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,389

PerfumerFahran S Ali, Mahran S Ali

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#31,596

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEnigmeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Imperial Patchouli opens with a bright flash of sweet orange and clean lavender, cutting cleanly through an immediate background of dark earth. Within minutes, the citrus settles down into a warm heart of earthy patchouli, dusty cinnamon, and soft rose. The rose never turns overly floral; instead, it rounds off the sh…

Reviews →

Pierre Cardin Enigme is a classic aromatic spicy fragrance from 1992, composed by perfumer Alberto Morillas. The scent opens with a burst of tarragon and bergamot before settling into warm cinnamon and carnation. It finishes on a heavy base of oakmoss, benzoin, and sandalwood, making it an excellent match for cold aut…

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 Imperial Patchouli and Enigme smell similar?

Some overlap: a 49% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and amber accords. Common notes include Lavender, Orange, Patchouli and Rose.

What are the notes in Imperial Patchouli and Enigme?

Imperial Patchouli has top notes of Lavender and Orange, heart notes of Patchouli, Rose and Cinnamon, a base of Sandalwood and Amber. Enigme has top notes of Coriander, Lavender, Tarragon and Orange, heart notes of Carnation, Cinnamon, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Benzoin and Musk.

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