Fragrance comparison

Invidia vs Smuggler's Notch

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 66 ratings analysed

6 wins

Invidia

Memoize London

4.1041 votes

Rank #13,132 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

Smuggler's Notch

Folkwinds

3.2025 votes

Rank #22,674 GreenWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Invidia takes 6 of 7 categories.

Invidia
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Smuggler's Notch
Choose it for a green and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Invidia6/7

Smuggler's Notch1/7

Ratings & consensus: Invidia
Community sentiment: Invidia
Longevity: Smuggler's Notch
Sillage & projection: Invidia
Value for money: Invidia
Versatility: Invidia
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Invidia

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

InvidiaMemoize London

Smuggler's NotchFolkwinds

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.10/ 5 · 41 votes

Have 31%Had 12%Want 56%

3.20/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 9%Had 9%Want 83%

Category winnerInvidiaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

32%Like

17%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

41 votes

36%Love

16%Like

4%Ok

20%Dislike

24%Hate

25 votes

Category winnerInvidiaMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate55

Category winners

LongevitySmuggler's Notch

SillageInvidia

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value35

Category winnerInvidiaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

sweet84%

leather77%

powdery69%

vanilla61%

green100%

woody92%

fresh spicy84%

musky77%

aromatic69%

fruity61%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

OrchidYlang-YlangTuberose

Heart

ClovesVanillaCaramelMusk

Base

LeatherTobaccoVetiverOakSandalwood

Notes

HayFlouveNatural MuskAppleOakAgarwood (Oud)ClovesTobaccoSandalwoodPine tarBalsam FirCassis

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCloves, Tobacco, Oak and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring63

Summer19

Fall100

Winter100

Day29

Night100

Spring20

Summer10

Fall100

Winter80

Day88

Night100

Category winnerInvidiaMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men47

Unisex41

Women12

Men58

Unisex33

Women8

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,132

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#22,674

PerfumerJono Bornstein

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerInvidiaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Invidia by Memoize London hits skin with an intense blast of clove spice before settling into dark oak, leather, and dry tobacco leaves. Brief floral flashes of orchid and tuberose stay quiet beneath a thick base of caramel, vanilla, and vetiver. Built for cold autumn nights and heavy winter coats, this dense scent ca…

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Smuggler's Notch by Folkwinds opens with a sharp flash of tart apple and bruised green flouve grass before heavy forest resin takes control. Perfumer Jono Bornstein pairs crisp orchard fruit with dark pine tar, wet hay, and earthy agarwood, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of northern Vermont woods after autumn rain…

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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, Invidia or Smuggler's Notch?

Invidia takes 6 of 7 categories. Invidia is rated 4.10/5 from 41 votes; Smuggler's Notch is rated 3.20/5 from 25 votes. Choose Invidia for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Smuggler's Notch for a green and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Invidia or Smuggler's Notch?

Smuggler's Notch lasts longest (Smuggler's Notch 77/100, Invidia 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Invidia or Smuggler's Notch?

Projection is very close: Invidia 58/100, Smuggler's Notch 56/100 for sillage.

Do Invidia and Smuggler's Notch smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Cloves, Tobacco, Oak and Sandalwood.

Is Invidia or Smuggler's Notch better for summer or winter?

For summer, Invidia is the stronger pick. For winter, Invidia is the stronger pick. Invidia suits evening wear; Smuggler's Notch suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Invidia and Smuggler's Notch?

Invidia has top notes of Orchid, Ylang-Ylang and Tuberose, heart notes of Cloves, Vanilla, Caramel and Musk, a base of Leather, Tobacco, Vetiver and Oak. Smuggler's Notch features Hay, Flouve, Natural Musk, Apple and Oak.