Fragrance comparison

Incense vs La Vie en Blue

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 34 ratings analysed

Incense

Impulse

4.3132 votes

Rank #18,330 WoodyWhite Floral

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58%scent match

Closely related

La Vie en Blue

Borsalino

4.002 votes

Rank #60,095 AmberFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Incense
Choose it for a woody and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
La Vie en Blue
Choose it for a amber and floral character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Incense1/2

La Vie en Blue1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: La Vie en Blue
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Incense

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IncenseImpulse

La Vie en BlueBorsalino

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 9%Had 62%Want 29%

4.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 17%Had 8%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

25%Like

3%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

32 votes

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity80

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityLa Vie en Blue

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value81

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

white floral88%

amber77%

vanilla65%

animalic53%

warm spicy42%

amber100%

floral83%

woody65%

warm spicy48%

animalic30%

Scent match58%Closely related · both amber, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Woodsy NotesWhite FlowersAmberVanilleSpices

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Floral NotesAmberSpicesWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWoodsy Notes, Amber and Spices. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring20

Summer20

Fall80

Winter100

Day38

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#18,330

PerfumerAnn Gottlieb

Launched—

Reviews13

Overall rank#60,095

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerIncenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Incense by Impulse is a warm woody floral body spray with amber, soft vanilla and spice running through it. Reviews describe it as slightly vanilla, not very sweet, with an oriental feel that sat comfortably on skin and stood out from the usual body spray style. It reads like an affordable vintage floral oriental, mor…

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La Vie en Blue reads as a warm woody spicy scent with an amber-led core and a soft floral lift. It opens refined rather than loud, then settles into a smooth mix of spice, woods and warmth that feels classic, dressed-up, and slightly old-school. This looks best suited to men who like tidy, polished fragrances over bri…

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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.

Which is better, Incense or La Vie en Blue?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1. Incense is rated 4.31/5 from 32 votes; La Vie en Blue is rated 4.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Incense for a woody and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose La Vie en Blue for a amber and floral character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, daytime wear.