Fragrance comparison

Incense vs Vanguard

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 32 ratings analysed

1 wins

Incense

Impulse

4.3132 votes

Rank #18,400 WoodyWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

Vanguard

Alfred Lane

—0 votes

Rank #69,818 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Incense takes 1 of 1 categories.

Incense
Choose it for a woody and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Vanguard
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Incense1/1

Vanguard0/1

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: Incense

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IncenseImpulse

VanguardAlfred Lane

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 9%Had 62%Want 29%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

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

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

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%

woody100%

warm spicy30%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both 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

SpicesWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWoodsy Notes 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

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#18,400

PerfumerAnn Gottlieb

Launched—

Reviews13

Overall rank#69,818

PerfumerRafael Hernandez

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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Vanguard by Alfred Lane is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Vanguard was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Rafael Hernandez.

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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.