Fragrance comparison

JHL vs Pleasant Mist

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 514 ratings analysed

1 wins

JHL

Aramis

4.21514 votes

Rank #853 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

22%scent match

Clearly different

Pleasant Mist

Asgharali

—0 votes

Rank #77,109 FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

JHL takes 1 of 1 categories.

JHL
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Pleasant Mist
Choose it for a floral and citrus character.

JHL1/1

Pleasant Mist0/1

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: JHL

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

JHLAramis

Pleasant MistAsgharali

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.21/ 5 · 514 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

32%Like

1%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

280 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value68

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

woody84%

floral77%

cinnamon69%

powdery61%

floral100%

citrus92%

fruity84%

musky77%

vanilla69%

white floral61%

Scent match22%Clearly different · both floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

AldehydesOrangeFruity NotesBergamotLemon

Heart

CinnamonCarnationRoseFirYlang-YlangJasmine

Base

BenzoinAmberSandalwoodMuskLabdanumPatchouliVanilla

Top

Fruity NotesLemon

Heart

Floral NotesJasmine

Base

MuskVanilla

InformationalShared notesFruity Notes, Lemon, Jasmine and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring48

Summer26

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men64

Unisex33

Women3

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#853

PerfumerBernard Chant

Launched—

Reviews80

Overall rank#77,109

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerJHLHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

JHL is an unapologetically classic Aramis scent, built around bright aldehydic citrus, a spicy floral heart, and a warm ambered base. It opens sharp and brisk, then settles into cinnamon, carnation, woods, vanilla, and labdanum. For shoppers who enjoy older-school masculine perfumery, it usually reads rich, dry, and f…

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Pleasant Mist reads as a bright floral fruity gourmand with a lemony opening, soft jasmine in the middle, and a clean vanilla musk base. It looks suited to someone who wants an easy, feminine scent profile that feels fresh first, then gently sweet and powdery as it settles.

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do JHL and Pleasant Mist smell similar?

Clearly different: a 22% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral accords. Common notes include Fruity Notes, Lemon, Jasmine and Musk.

What are the notes in JHL and Pleasant Mist?

JHL has top notes of Aldehydes, Orange, Fruity Notes and Bergamot, heart notes of Cinnamon, Carnation, Rose and Fir, a base of Benzoin, Amber, Sandalwood and Musk. Pleasant Mist has top notes of Fruity Notes and Lemon, heart notes of Floral Notes and Jasmine, a base of Musk and Vanilla.