Fragrance comparison

L'Eau du Navigateur vs Leather Mirage

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 557 ratings analysed

L'Eau du Navigateur

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.18527 votes

Rank #4,327 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

5 wins

Leather Mirage

Massimo Dutti

4.5330 votes

Rank #26,536 Warm SpicyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Leather Mirage takes 5 of 7 categories.

L'Eau du Navigateur
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Leather Mirage
Choose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

L'Eau du Navigateur2/7

Leather Mirage5/7

Ratings & consensus: Leather Mirage
Community sentiment: Leather Mirage
Longevity: Leather Mirage
Sillage & projection: Leather Mirage
Value for money: Leather Mirage
Versatility: L'Eau du Navigateur
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

Leather MirageMassimo Dutti

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 527 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

4.53/ 5 · 30 votes

Have 22%Had 2%Want 76%

Category winnerLeather MirageRating 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

67%Love

27%Like

3%Ok

0%Dislike

3%Hate

30 votes

Category winnerLeather MirageMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityLeather Mirage

SillageLeather Mirage

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price value67

Category winnerLeather MirageBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

coffee69%

balsamic61%

warm spicy100%

cacao88%

leather77%

coffee65%

tobacco53%

smoky42%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both warm spicy, 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

MochaCoffeeSpicesSaffron

Heart

CacaoTobaccoIncense

Base

LeatherPatchouliAmber

InformationalShared notesSpices, Tobacco, Coffee 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

Spring24

Summer10

Fall100

Winter86

Day82

Night100

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men49

Unisex49

Women3

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

Men88

Unisex13

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#26,536

PerfumerDalia Izem

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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Leather Mirage opens with dark roasted coffee, bitter mocha, and crushed saffron that create a dense, warm spicy top. As the fragrance settles, rich cacao nibs and dry tobacco leaf emerge alongside a subtle trail of incense smoke. The base grounds the composition in textured leather, earthy patchouli, and warm amber. …

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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 Leather Mirage?

Leather Mirage takes 5 of 7 categories. L'Eau du Navigateur is rated 4.18/5 from 527 votes; Leather Mirage is rated 4.53/5 from 30 votes. Choose L'Eau du Navigateur for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Leather Mirage for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, L'Eau du Navigateur or Leather Mirage?

Leather Mirage lasts longest (Leather Mirage 72/100, L'Eau du Navigateur 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, L'Eau du Navigateur or Leather Mirage?

Projection is very close: Leather Mirage 61/100, L'Eau du Navigateur 60/100 for sillage.

Do L'Eau du Navigateur and Leather Mirage smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, coffee and tobacco accords. Common notes include Spices, Tobacco, Coffee and Incense.

Is L'Eau du Navigateur or Leather Mirage better for summer or winter?

For summer, L'Eau du Navigateur is the stronger pick. For winter, Leather Mirage is the stronger pick. L'Eau du Navigateur suits evening wear; Leather Mirage suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in L'Eau du Navigateur and Leather Mirage?

L'Eau du Navigateur features Spices, Rum, Tobacco, Woodsy Notes and Coffee. Leather Mirage has top notes of Mocha, Coffee, Spices and Saffron, heart notes of Cacao, Tobacco and Incense, a base of Leather, Patchouli and Amber.