Fragrance comparison

L'Eau du Navigateur vs Agar Wood

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 530 ratings analysed

3 wins

L'Eau du Navigateur

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.18527 votes

Rank #4,327 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

Agar Wood

Vinci

2.333 votes

Rank #67,672 CannabisOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 4 categories.

L'Eau du Navigateur
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Agar Wood
Choose it for a cannabis and oud character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

L'Eau du Navigateur3/4

Agar Wood1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: L'Eau du Navigateur
Sillage & projection: L'Eau du Navigateur
Value for money: Agar Wood
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: L'Eau du Navigateur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

L'Eau du NavigateurL'Artisan Parfumeur

Agar WoodVinci

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 527 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

2.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

43%Love

44%Like

2%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

527 votes

33%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

67%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate33

Category winners

LongevityL'Eau du Navigateur

SillageL'Eau du Navigateur

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price value100

Category winnerAgar WoodBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

coffee69%

balsamic61%

cannabis100%

oud91%

aromatic83%

smoky74%

coffee65%

tobacco56%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both coffee and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SpicesRumTobaccoWoodsy NotesCoffeeResinIncenseLeatherMyrrhCedarFloral Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

cannabisGreen Notes

Heart

TobaccoResinWoody Notes

Base

OudCoffeeIncense

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Coffee, Resin and Incense. Durations are only published for L'Eau du Navigateur, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring35

Summer25

Fall100

Winter74

Day56

Night100

Spring50

Summer50

Fall50

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men49

Unisex49

Women3

Casual 35%Date 30%Work 19%Party 16%

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,327

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Francois Laporte

Launched—

Reviews34

Overall rank#67,672

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

L'Eau du Navigateur opens with an immediate kick of dark roasted coffee beans, sweet pipe tobacco, and aged dark rum. Created in 1979 by Jean-Claude Ellena and Jean-Francois Laporte, this pioneering woody spicy blend smells like the hold of a historic wooden trading vessel packed with dried spices, resins, and leather…

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Agar Wood by Vinci brings a dry, smoky attitude to masculine woody scents. Built around a green, leafy cannabis opening and a dark, resinous base, it fits perfectly in cold weather. It is a structured perfume for winter nights, designed for those who prefer unrefined, earthy notes over clean office scents.

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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, L'Eau du Navigateur or Agar Wood?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 4 categories. L'Eau du Navigateur is rated 4.18/5 from 527 votes; Agar Wood is rated 2.33/5 from 3 votes. Choose L'Eau du Navigateur for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Agar Wood for a cannabis and oud character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, L'Eau du Navigateur or Agar Wood?

L'Eau du Navigateur lasts longest (L'Eau du Navigateur 68/100, Agar Wood 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, L'Eau du Navigateur or Agar Wood?

L'Eau du Navigateur projects furthest (L'Eau du Navigateur 60/100, Agar Wood 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do L'Eau du Navigateur and Agar Wood smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share coffee and tobacco accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Coffee, Resin and Incense.

Is L'Eau du Navigateur or Agar Wood better for summer or winter?

L'Eau du Navigateur suits evening wear; Agar Wood suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in L'Eau du Navigateur and Agar Wood?

L'Eau du Navigateur features Spices, Rum, Tobacco, Woodsy Notes and Coffee. Agar Wood has top notes of cannabis and Green Notes, heart notes of Tobacco, Resin and Woody Notes, a base of Oud, Coffee and Incense.