Fragrance comparison

L'Eau du Navigateur vs Incense Night

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 529 ratings analysed

L'Eau du Navigateur

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.18527 votes

Rank #4,328 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Incense Night

The Dua Brand

4.502 votes

Rank #42,070 SmokyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Incense Night takes 3 of 4 categories.

L'Eau du Navigateur
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Incense Night
Choose it for a smoky and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall.

L'Eau du Navigateur1/4

Incense Night3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Incense Night
Sillage & projection: Incense Night
Value for money: Incense Night
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

Incense NightThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 527 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 32%Had 5%Want 63%

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

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityIncense Night

SillageIncense Night

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price value75

Category winnerIncense NightBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

coffee69%

balsamic61%

smoky100%

amber92%

warm spicy84%

leather77%

rum69%

tobacco61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both warm spicy, amber 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

Notes

IncenseRumTobaccoBirch TarSpicesAmberSmokeLeatherOakBergamotMadagascar VanillaViolet Leaf

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSpices, Rum, Tobacco 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

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter50

Day–

Night–

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#4,328

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Francois Laporte

Launched—

Reviews34

Overall rank#42,070

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

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…

Reviews →

Incense Night by The Dua Brand is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Incense Night was launched in 2022. From the way people describe wearing it, this comes across best as an easygoing style that many people can appreciate quickly. Taken together, the feedback points to a scent that feels easy to understand on…

Reviews →

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 Incense Night?

Incense Night takes 3 of 4 categories. L'Eau du Navigateur is rated 4.18/5 from 527 votes; Incense Night is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose L'Eau du Navigateur for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Incense Night for a smoky and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall.

Which lasts longer, L'Eau du Navigateur or Incense Night?

Incense Night lasts longest (Incense Night 80/100, L'Eau du Navigateur 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, L'Eau du Navigateur or Incense Night?

Incense Night projects furthest (Incense Night 63/100, L'Eau du Navigateur 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Do L'Eau du Navigateur and Incense Night smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and tobacco accords. Common notes include Spices, Rum, Tobacco and Incense.