Fragrance comparison

Ingénue vs Scent of Fail

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 31 ratings analysed

Ingénue

Kanebo

—0 votes

Rank #68,230 CitrusFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

60%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Scent of Fail

Miguel Matos

3.2531 votes

Rank #16,740 GreenWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Scent of Fail takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ingénue
Choose it for a citrus and floral character.
Scent of Fail
Choose it for a green and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Ingénue0/1

Scent of Fail1/1

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: Scent of Fail

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IngénueKanebo

Scent of FailMiguel Matos

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

3.25/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

35%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

53%Dislike

12%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate58

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

floral90%

green80%

mossy70%

earthy60%

fresh50%

green100%

woody92%

floral84%

animalic77%

mossy69%

citrus61%

Scent match60%Closely related · both green, floral and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Floral NotesGreen NotesCitrusesOakmoss

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Green NotesCitrusesFruity Notes

Heart

NarcissusFloral NotesJasmine

Base

Woody NotesAnimal notesOakmoss

InformationalShared notesFloral Notes, Green Notes, Citruses and Oakmoss. 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

Spring75

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,230

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#16,740

PerfumerMiguel Matos

Launched—

Reviews17

Category winnerScent of FailHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ingénue by Kanebo captures the crisp, green botanical aesthetic of 1980. This rare Japanese creation centers on a dry oakmoss foundation, brightened by sharp green notes and a splash of citrus. It is a clean, vintage floral green designed for collectors who appreciate understated, retro elegance on cool spring morning…

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Scent of Fail is a green animalic chypre with citrus, abstract florals, moss, woods, oud-like darkness, and a deliberately odd backstory. Miguel Matos describes it as built from lab failures, and the result reads more like a raw artistic chypre than an easy crowd pleaser. Expect bitter green lift, narcissus-style flor…

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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 Ingénue and Scent of Fail smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green, floral and citrus accords. Common notes include Floral Notes, Green Notes, Citruses and Oakmoss.

Is Ingénue or Scent of Fail better for summer or winter?

Scent of Fail suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ingénue and Scent of Fail?

Ingénue features Floral Notes, Green Notes, Citruses and Oakmoss. Scent of Fail has top notes of Green Notes, Citruses and Fruity Notes, heart notes of Narcissus, Floral Notes and Jasmine, a base of Woody Notes, Animal notes and Oakmoss.