Fragrance comparison

Imperial Patchouli vs JHL

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 514 ratings analysed

Imperial Patchouli

Beary

—0 votes

Rank #76,389 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

JHL

Aramis

4.21514 votes

Rank #852 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

JHL takes 1 of 1 categories.

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

Imperial Patchouli0/1

JHL1/1

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: JHL

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Imperial PatchouliBeary

JHLAramis

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.21/ 5 · 514 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

59%Love

32%Like

1%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

280 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value68

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

citrus84%

amber77%

rose69%

patchouli61%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

woody84%

floral77%

cinnamon69%

powdery61%

Scent match50%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

AldehydesOrangeFruity NotesBergamotLemon

Heart

CinnamonCarnationRoseFirYlang-YlangJasmine

Base

BenzoinAmberSandalwoodMuskLabdanumPatchouliVanilla

InformationalShared notesOrange, Patchouli, Rose and Cinnamon. 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

Summer26

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men64

Unisex33

Women3

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#852

PerfumerBernard Chant

Launched—

Reviews80

Category winnerJHLHigher 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 →

JHL is an unapologetically classic Aramis scent, built around bright aldehydic citrus, a spicy floral heart, and a warm ambered base. It opens sharp and brisk, then settles into cinnamon, carnation, woods, vanilla, and labdanum. For shoppers who enjoy older-school masculine perfumery, it usually reads rich, dry, and f…

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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.

Do Imperial Patchouli and JHL smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and amber accords. Common notes include Orange, Patchouli, Rose and Cinnamon.

What are the notes in Imperial Patchouli and JHL?

Imperial Patchouli has top notes of Lavender and Orange, heart notes of Patchouli, Rose and Cinnamon, a base of Sandalwood and Amber. JHL has top notes of Aldehydes, Orange, Fruity Notes and Bergamot, heart notes of Cinnamon, Carnation, Rose and Fir, a base of Benzoin, Amber, Sandalwood and Musk.