Fragrance comparison

Kuhuyan vs Vintage Affair

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 341 ratings analysed

Kuhuyan

Parfums de Marly

3.84331 votes

Rank #9,351 LeatherAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Vintage Affair

Jinkoh Store

4.8010 votes

Rank #18,414 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vintage Affair takes 4 of 5 categories.

Kuhuyan
Choose it for a leather and animalic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Vintage Affair
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Kuhuyan1/5

Vintage Affair4/5

Ratings & consensus: Vintage Affair
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Vintage Affair
Sillage & projection: Vintage Affair
Value for money: Vintage Affair
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Kuhuyan

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

KuhuyanParfums de Marly

Vintage AffairJinkoh Store

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 331 votes

Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%

4.80/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 22%Had 3%Want 75%

Category winnerVintage AffairRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

30%Like

8%Ok

16%Dislike

5%Hate

331 votes

80%Love

20%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity97

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate95

Category winners

LongevityVintage Affair

SillageVintage Affair

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price value68

Category winnerVintage AffairBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

animalic92%

amber84%

ozonic77%

vanilla69%

powdery61%

woody100%

powdery92%

floral84%

amber77%

musky69%

citrus61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both amber and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Violet LeafJasmine

Heart2-4 hrs

LeatherHeliotrope

Base6-8+ hrs

AmbergrisAgarwood (Oud)Tonka Bean

Top

LimeJasmineGrapefruitBergamot

Heart

Bulgarian RoseRose de MaiRoseYlang YlangNarcissusIrisViolet LeafIris Butter

Base

Dark PatchouliSandalwoodOakmossCivetMuskHyraxGuaiac WoodAmbergris

InformationalShared notesViolet Leaf, Jasmine and Ambergris. Durations are only published for Kuhuyan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring60

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day70

Night100

Spring71

Summer57

Fall100

Winter86

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men71

Unisex23

Women7

Work 32%Date 29%Casual 28%Party 12%

Men11

Unisex67

Women22

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,351

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews41

Overall rank#18,414

PerfumerMarius Pana

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerKuhuyanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Parfums de Marly Kuhuyan is a clean, herbal take on leather. It skips the heavy smoke of traditional biker jackets. Instead, you get a sharp snap of green violet leaf and breezy jasmine right off the sprayer. The heart introduces a smooth leather jacket aroma softened by powdery heliotrope, which smells like sweet alm…

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Vintage Affair by Jinkoh Store is a rich oriental floral perfume that blends vintage warmth with modern artisanal depth. It opens with an energizing splash of lime, grapefruit, and bergamot before unfolding into an opulent floral core of Bulgarian rose, creamy iris butter, and golden ylang ylang. As the perfume warms …

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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, Kuhuyan or Vintage Affair?

Vintage Affair takes 4 of 5 categories. Kuhuyan is rated 3.84/5 from 331 votes; Vintage Affair is rated 4.80/5 from 10 votes. Choose Kuhuyan for a leather and animalic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Vintage Affair for a woody and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Kuhuyan or Vintage Affair?

Vintage Affair lasts longest (Vintage Affair 97/100, Kuhuyan 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Kuhuyan or Vintage Affair?

Vintage Affair projects furthest (Vintage Affair 71/100, Kuhuyan 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Kuhuyan and Vintage Affair smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and powdery accords. Common notes include Violet Leaf, Jasmine and Ambergris.

Is Kuhuyan or Vintage Affair better for summer or winter?

Kuhuyan suits evening wear; Vintage Affair suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Kuhuyan and Vintage Affair?

Kuhuyan has top notes of Violet Leaf and Jasmine, heart notes of Leather and Heliotrope, a base of Ambergris, Agarwood (Oud) and Tonka Bean. Vintage Affair has top notes of Lime, Jasmine, Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Rose de Mai, Rose and Ylang Ylang, a base of Dark Patchouli, Sandalwood, Oakmoss and Civet.