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Kyoto 京都 vs Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!

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

Updated 18 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Kyoto 京都

    Choose it for a smoky and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

  • Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!

    Choose it for a woody and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Kyoto 京都1/4
Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!3/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!
Sillage & projection
Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!
Value for money
Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Kyoto 京都

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Kyoto 京都Le Goût De Peau 肌肤之味
Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!Arcana Craves
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.93/ 5 · 15 votes
Have 13%Had 2%Want 84%
4.33/ 5 · 3 votes
Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
47%Love
27%Like
7%Ok
13%Dislike
7%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

33%Love
67%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage33
♥ Love / hate73
⏱ Longevity100
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate83
Category winners

LongevityMarshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!

SillageMarshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value50
¤ Price value88
Category winnerMarshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
smoky100%
amber86%
woody72%
balsamic58%
warm spicy44%
aromatic30%
woody100%
smoky92%
sweet84%
amber77%
aromatic69%
balsamic61%
Scent match59%Closely related · both smoky, woody and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15 to 30 minutes
Weeping Cherry Blossom
Heart2 to 3 hours
PineFrankincenseDry Wood
Base3 to 4 hours
IncenseSmoke
Notes
MarshamallowSmokeMyrhhPinePine needlesVanillaFirwoodWoodsy NotesIncenseBalsam FirSilver FirRed Wine

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesPine, Incense and Smoke. Durations are only published for Kyoto 京都, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter40
Day50
Night100
Spring0
Summer0
Fall33
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men20
Unisex80
Women0
Men0
Unisex50
Women50
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,223

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#43,760

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerKyoto 京都Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Kyoto 京都 by Le Goût De Peau 肌肤之味 brings together crisp greenery and dry temple incense. It opens with a delicate touch of weeping cherry blossom before quickly settling into its resinous core. The heart highlights crisp pine, frankincense, and dry wood, creating an aromatic forest atmosphere that feels calm rath…

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Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! delivers a blast of gooey marshmallow set against charred balsam fir and dense campfire smoke. Arcana Craves built this indie oil fragrance around intense woods, sticky resin, and gooey sugar. The opening hit of toasted vanilla marshmallow quickly softens into deep silver fir, sti…

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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.

Which is better, Kyoto 京都 or Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!?

Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! takes 3 of 4 categories. Kyoto 京都 is rated 3.93/5 from 15 votes; Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! is rated 4.33/5 from 3 votes. Choose Kyoto 京都 for a smoky and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! for a woody and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Kyoto 京都 or Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!?

Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! lasts longest (Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! 100/100, Kyoto 京都 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Kyoto 京都 or Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!?

Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! projects furthest (Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! 63/100, Kyoto 京都 33/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Kyoto 京都 and Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share smoky, woody and amber accords. Common notes include Pine, Incense and Smoke.

Is Kyoto 京都 or Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! better for summer or winter?

Kyoto 京都 suits evening wear; Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Kyoto 京都 and Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree!?

Kyoto 京都 has top notes of Weeping Cherry Blossom, heart notes of Pine, Frankincense and Dry Wood, a base of Incense and Smoke. Marshmallows Burn Down the Yule Tree! features Marshamallow, Smoke, Myrhh, Pine and Pine needles.

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