Fragrance comparison

Incanto vs Guidance 46

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 1,886 ratings analysed

Incanto

Légendaires

—0 votes

Rank #67,091 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

64%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Guidance 46

Amouage

4.221,886 votes

Rank #23,468 WoodyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Guidance 46 takes 1 of 1 categories.

Incanto
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Best in spring, evening wear.
Guidance 46
Choose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Incanto0/1

Guidance 461/1

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: Guidance 46

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IncantoLégendaires

Guidance 46Amouage

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

4.22/ 5 · 1,886 votes

Have 88%Had 13%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

60%Love

19%Like

9%Ok

7%Dislike

5%Hate

1,886 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage76

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value23

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

fruity77%

floral69%

balsamic61%

woody100%

fruity92%

floral84%

nutty77%

rose69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match64%Closely related · both woody, fruity and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

PearHazelnutOlibanum

Heart3-4 hrs

OsmanthusRoseSaffronJasmine Sambac

Base8-10+ hrs

SandalwoodVanillaAkigalawoodAmbergrisLabdanum

Top

Rose WaterPearHazelnutBitter AlmondFrankincensePink Pepper

Heart

RoseOsmanthusSaffronJasmine Sambac

Base

SandalwoodAkigalawoodVanillaAmbretteAmbergrisGeorgywoodLabdanumCypriol

InformationalShared notesPear, Hazelnut, Osmanthus and Rose. Durations are only published for Incanto, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day53

Night100

Spring80

Summer55

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Date 36%Party 28%Casual 21%Work 16%

Men3

Unisex29

Women68

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#67,091

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,468

PerfumerQuentin Bisch

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGuidance 46Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Incanto by Légendaires opens with a crisp green pear slice dipped in roasted hazelnut cream. A sharp vapor puff of frankincense olibanum cuts the sweetness immediately. Give it ten minutes. The scent warms up into velvety osmanthus petals, earthy saffron threads, and lush jasmine sambac. As the hours tick on, dry sand…

Reviews →

Amouage Guidance 46 shifts the original recipe into a dense, woody rose concentrate. By raising the oil concentration to forty-six percent, the composition tempers the bright pear and hazelnut sweetness of the original eau de parfum. The result is a warmer, closer-wearing skin scent that balances dry woods with a crea…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Incanto and Guidance 46 smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fruity and floral accords. Common notes include Pear, Hazelnut, Osmanthus and Rose.

Is Incanto or Guidance 46 better for summer or winter?

Incanto suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Incanto and Guidance 46?

Incanto has top notes of Pear, Hazelnut and Olibanum, heart notes of Osmanthus, Rose, Saffron and Jasmine Sambac, a base of Sandalwood, Vanilla, Akigalawood and Ambergris. Guidance 46 has top notes of Rose Water, Pear, Hazelnut and Bitter Almond, heart notes of Rose, Osmanthus, Saffron and Jasmine Sambac, a base of Sandalwood, Akigalawood, Vanilla and Ambrette.