Fragrance comparison

Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity vs Marj

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 374 ratings analysed

Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,147 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Marj

Ahmed Al Maghribi

4.23374 votes

Rank #125 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Marj takes 1 of 1 categories.

Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity
Choose it for a woody and citrus character.
Marj
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity0/1

Marj1/1

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: Marj

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Le-Puy-En-Velay RarityThe Dua Brand

MarjAhmed Al Maghribi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%

4.23/ 5 · 374 votes

Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

59%Love

23%Like

12%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

182 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity91

〰 Sillage86

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value82

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus92%

earthy84%

aromatic77%

powdery69%

warm spicy61%

woody100%

amber92%

sweet84%

warm spicy77%

white floral69%

animalic61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Mysore SandalwoodHaitian VetiverSweet OrangeBlood OrangePatchouliRaspberryCorianderPalmarosaSaffronOakmossJasmineViolet

No top / heart / base split published

Top

HoneyOudPink PepperelemiNutmegBergamotMandarin

Heart

Cashmere WoodSaffronOrange BlossomJasmineCinnamonPatchouliVetiver

Base

AgarwoodLeatherAmberRaspberryAmbergrisOakmossSandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesHaitian Vetiver, Patchouli, Raspberry and Saffron. Durations are only published for Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring77

Summer41

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men26

Unisex67

Women7

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,147

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#125

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews104

Category winnerMarjHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity by The Dua Brand is a complex chypre fragrance built around a contrast of vibrant citrus fruits and deep forest textures. It opens with a bright splash of blood orange, sweet orange, tangy raspberry, and blackcurrant buds. As the opening settles, the heart reveals Grasse jasmine, powdery violet,…

Reviews →

Marj is a bold unisex scent built around honey, saffron, woods and oud, with white florals softening the richer edges. It opens spicy and dense, then settles into a sweet ambery leather-wood drydown with musk and a slightly animalic warmth. It is widely praised for strong projection and very long wear, but the opening…

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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

My ChoiceLouzanRUNNER-UP vs

LordPhytodermWINNER

1 person compared this today

The Real TobaccoMahdi PerfumesWINNER vs

VIII EightAzalea ParfumsRUNNER-UP

1 person compared this today

JuicySeventeenRUNNER-UP vs

DiaghilevRoja DoveWINNER

1 person compared this today

SanudoThe Naxos ApothecaryRUNNER-UP vs

RougeLubinWINNER

1 person compared this today

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity and Marj smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Haitian Vetiver, Patchouli, Raspberry and Saffron.

What are the notes in Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity and Marj?

Le-Puy-En-Velay Rarity features Mysore Sandalwood, Haitian Vetiver, Sweet Orange, Blood Orange and Patchouli. Marj has top notes of Honey, Oud, Pink Pepper and elemi, heart notes of Cashmere Wood, Saffron, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, a base of Agarwood, Leather, Amber and Raspberry.