Fragrance comparison

Land Of Aqua vs Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 179 ratings analysed

Land Of Aqua

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,145 WoodyWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne

Jean Desprez

4.41179 votes

Rank #25,969 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne takes 1 of 1 categories.

Land Of Aqua
Choose it for a woody and white floral character.
Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Land Of Aqua0/1

Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Land Of AquaThe Dua Brand

Bal à Versailles Eau de CologneJean Desprez

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

4.41/ 5 · 179 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

58%Love

34%Like

3%Ok

4%Dislike

2%Hate

179 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value63

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

white floral92%

citrus84%

vanilla77%

sweet69%

powdery61%

amber100%

woody92%

powdery84%

white floral77%

citrus69%

musky61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both woody, white floral and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Mandarin OrangeBourbon VanillaOrange BlossomJasmine SambacYlang-YlangSandalwoodTonka BeanBergamotTuberoseBenzoinVetiverCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Orange BlossomJasmineCassiaNeroliBergamotBulgarian RoseLemonMandarin Orange

Heart

Ylang-YlangSandalwoodVetiverOrris RootLeatherLily-of-the-ValleyLilacPatchouli

Base

CivetAmberTolu BalsamMuskResinsBenzoinVanilaCedar

InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Land Of Aqua, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring61

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men5

Unisex61

Women34

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,145

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#25,969

PerfumerJean Desprez

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBal à Versailles Eau de CologneHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Land Of Aqua by The Dua Brand blends bright citrus fruits with a dense floral heart and an amber woody foundation. The opening introduces zesty bergamot and sweet mandarin orange, paired with the crispness of orange blossom. As the fragrance settles, rich white floral notes of jasmine Sambac and tuberose take center s…

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Jean Desprez Bal a Versailles Eau de Cologne is a warm, powdery floral that brings a dry, skin-like animalic musk to the forefront. This 1962 composition opens with orange blossom and rosemary, shifting to a heart of leather and sandalwood before settling into a deep civet base. It is a fragrance built for cold winter…

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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.

Do Land Of Aqua and Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, white floral and citrus accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang and Sandalwood.

What are the notes in Land Of Aqua and Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne?

Land Of Aqua features Mandarin Orange, Bourbon Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Jasmine Sambac and Ylang-Ylang. Bal à Versailles Eau de Cologne has top notes of Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Cassia and Neroli, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Vetiver and Orris Root, a base of Civet, Amber, Tolu Balsam and Musk.