Fragrance comparison

L'Eau du Navigateur vs Midnight Rider

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 528 ratings analysed

3 wins

L'Eau du Navigateur

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.18527 votes

Rank #4,327 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

Midnight Rider

Tulpa Club

5.001 votes

Rank #52,708 LeatherTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 5 categories.

L'Eau du Navigateur
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Midnight Rider
Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

L'Eau du Navigateur3/5

Midnight Rider2/5

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

Midnight RiderTulpa Club

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 527 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

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

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityMidnight Rider

SillageL'Eau du Navigateur

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price value100

Category winnerMidnight RiderBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

coffee69%

balsamic61%

leather100%

tobacco91%

animalic83%

amber74%

floral65%

sand56%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both tobacco and amber

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

Top15-30 mins

LeatherFloral Notes

Heart2-4 hrs

TobaccoSand

Base6-9 hrs

SpicesAmber

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring35

Summer25

Fall100

Winter74

Day56

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men49

Unisex49

Women3

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

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 34%Casual 29%Party 22%Work 15%

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#52,708

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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Midnight Rider by Tulpa Club hits the skin with a bold blast of weathered leather and dry desert air. You get an immediate kick of raw hide softened by faint floral notes before dusty sand and cured tobacco take over the heart. The tobacco note smells dry, aromatic, and unburned rather than syrupy sweet. As the fragra…

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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 Midnight Rider?

L'Eau du Navigateur takes 3 of 5 categories. L'Eau du Navigateur is rated 4.18/5 from 527 votes; Midnight Rider is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose L'Eau du Navigateur for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Midnight Rider for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, L'Eau du Navigateur or Midnight Rider?

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

Which projects more, L'Eau du Navigateur or Midnight Rider?

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

Do L'Eau du Navigateur and Midnight Rider smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco and amber accords. Common notes include Spices, Tobacco, Leather and Floral Notes.

Is L'Eau du Navigateur or Midnight Rider better for summer or winter?

L'Eau du Navigateur suits evening wear; Midnight Rider suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in L'Eau du Navigateur and Midnight Rider?

L'Eau du Navigateur features Spices, Rum, Tobacco, Woodsy Notes and Coffee. Midnight Rider has top notes of Leather and Floral Notes, heart notes of Tobacco and Sand, a base of Spices and Amber.