Fragrance comparison

Last Season vs Ruade

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 395 ratings analysed

5 wins

Last Season

Meo Fusciuni

3.94286 votes

Rank #4,027 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

Ruade

Parfum d'Empire

4.02109 votes

Rank #9,817 GreenOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Last Season takes 5 of 7 categories.

Last Season
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.
Ruade
Choose it for a green and oud character. Wins on community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Last Season5/7

Ruade2/7

Ratings & consensus: Last Season
Community sentiment: Ruade
Longevity: Last Season
Sillage & projection: Last Season
Value for money: Last Season
Versatility: Ruade
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Last Season

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Last SeasonMeo Fusciuni

RuadeParfum d'Empire

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.94/ 5 · 286 votes

Have 26%Had 5%Want 69%

4.02/ 5 · 109 votes

Have 23%Had 1%Want 76%

Category winnerLast SeasonRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

24%Like

16%Ok

9%Dislike

5%Hate

286 votes

55%Love

22%Like

6%Ok

5%Dislike

13%Hate

109 votes

Category winnerRuadeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityLast Season

SillageLast Season

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price value31

Category winnerLast SeasonBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

leather92%

aromatic84%

herbal77%

fresh spicy69%

green61%

green100%

oud90%

leather80%

yellow floral70%

fresh spicy60%

herbal50%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both leather, green and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LeatherOakmossAgarwood (Oud)ArtemisiaHayCastoreumSeaweedBirchVetiverGalbanumPatchouliImmortelle

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)HayLeatherNarcissus

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLeather, Agarwood (Oud) and Hay. Durations are only published for Ruade, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring63

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring73

Summer52

Fall0

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Category winnerRuadeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men68

Unisex29

Women3

Men63

Unisex35

Women2

Casual 41%Date 26%Party 22%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,027

PerfumerGiuseppe Imprezzabile

Launched—

Reviews42

Overall rank#9,817

PerfumerMarc-Antoine Corticchiato

Launched—

Reviews19

Category winnerLast SeasonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Last Season by Meo Fusciuni opens with sharp galbanum, bitter artemisia, and dark Canadian pine needle. As it settles, thick oakmoss mixes with damp leather, patchouli, and smoky birch bark. It smells like crushed forest foliage under boots during a cold October rainstorm. This fragrance hugs the skin with dense green…

Reviews →

Parfum d'Empire Ruade is a bold, uncompromising scent that takes you straight inside a working equestrian stable. The opening delivers an immediate blast of pungent natural agarwood oud with sharp, earthy barnyard undertones, which quickly settles into the comforting aroma of warm saddle leather and freshly tossed hay…

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, Last Season or Ruade?

Last Season takes 5 of 7 categories. Last Season is rated 3.94/5 from 286 votes; Ruade is rated 4.02/5 from 109 votes. Choose Last Season for a woody and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter. Choose Ruade for a green and oud character. Wins on community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Last Season or Ruade?

Last Season lasts longest (Last Season 87/100, Ruade 74/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Last Season or Ruade?

Last Season projects furthest (Last Season 73/100, Ruade 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Last Season and Ruade smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, green and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Leather, Agarwood (Oud) and Hay.