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Le Mille e Una Notte vs Ormonde Elixir

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

Updated 297 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Le Mille e Una Notte takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Le Mille e Una Notte

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

  • Ormonde Elixir

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Le Mille e Una Notte3/4
Ormonde Elixir1/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Le Mille e Una Notte
Sillage & projection
Le Mille e Una Notte
Value for money
Le Mille e Una Notte
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Ormonde Elixir

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Le Mille e Una NotteSantiago Luxury Parfum
Ormonde ElixirOrmonde Jayne
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
5.00/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 36%Had 0%Want 64%
4.18/ 5 · 295 votes
Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

58%Love
27%Like
5%Ok
8%Dislike
1%Hate

203 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity100
〰 Sillage88
♥ Love / hate100
⏱ Longevity82
〰 Sillage69
♥ Love / hate83
Category winners

LongevityLe Mille e Una Notte

SillageLe Mille e Una Notte

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value100
¤ Price value46
Category winnerLe Mille e Una NotteBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
warm spicy92%
amber84%
fruity77%
sweet69%
powdery61%
woody100%
warm spicy86%
aromatic72%
green58%
powdery44%
animalic30%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both woody, warm spicy and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Damask RosePeachCandied FruitsSweet OrangeBlackcurrantPink PepperSpicy NotesNutty Notes
Heart
OudSaffronRoseLily of the ValleySandalwoodCorianderJasmineCypriol
Base
Tolu BalsamGuaiac WoodPeru BalsamWhite MuskPatchouliAmbergrisLabdanumVanilla
Top
CardamomGrassCoriander
Heart
Black hemlock or TsugaVioletJasmine
Base
Cambodian OudCedarVetiverSandalwoodAmber
InformationalShared notesSandalwood, Coriander and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring50
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring94
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men50
Unisex50
Women0
Men57
Unisex34
Women9
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,974

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2021

Reviews1

Overall rank#1,702

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews59

Category winnerOrmonde ElixirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Santiago Luxury Parfum Le Mille e Una Notte starts with a lively burst of sweet candied fruits, ripe peach, and tart blackcurrant mixed with warm cinnamon and cardamom. Within twenty minutes, a velvety Damask rose and rich smoky oud take over the heart, balancing the bright top with deeper floral wood tones. The dry-d…

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Ormonde Elixir is a dark, woody green fragrance built around cardamom, grass, hemlock, violet and a warmer Cambodian oud base. On skin it often reads dry, spicy, coniferous and slightly powdery, with some wearers finding cocoa-like oud sweetness and others noticing a bitter medicinal edge. This is best sampled if you …

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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.

Which is better, Le Mille e Una Notte or Ormonde Elixir?

Le Mille e Una Notte takes 3 of 4 categories. Le Mille e Una Notte is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes; Ormonde Elixir is rated 4.18/5 from 295 votes. Choose Le Mille e Una Notte for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Ormonde Elixir for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Le Mille e Una Notte or Ormonde Elixir?

Le Mille e Una Notte lasts longest (Le Mille e Una Notte 100/100, Ormonde Elixir 82/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Le Mille e Una Notte or Ormonde Elixir?

Le Mille e Una Notte projects furthest (Le Mille e Una Notte 88/100, Ormonde Elixir 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Le Mille e Una Notte and Ormonde Elixir smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and powdery accords. Common notes include Sandalwood, Coriander and Jasmine.

Is Le Mille e Una Notte or Ormonde Elixir better for summer or winter?

Le Mille e Una Notte suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Le Mille e Una Notte and Ormonde Elixir?

Le Mille e Una Notte has top notes of Damask Rose, Peach, Candied Fruits and Sweet Orange, heart notes of Oud, Saffron, Rose and Lily of the Valley, a base of Tolu Balsam, Guaiac Wood, Peru Balsam and White Musk. Ormonde Elixir has top notes of Cardamom, Grass and Coriander, heart notes of Black hemlock or Tsuga, Violet and Jasmine, a base of Cambodian Oud, Cedar, Vetiver and Sandalwood.

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