Leather Malaki vs Temple
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
67%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2.
Leather MalakiChoose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
TempleChoose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.
Leather Malaki2/5
Temple2/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Temple
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tie
- Sillage & projection
- Leather Malaki
- Value for money
- Temple
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Leather Malaki
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Leather MalakiChopardTemplePaco Fernandez FragrancesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.15/ 5 · 127 votes
Have 34%Had 5%Want 61%
4.50/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 35%Had 4%Want 62%
Category winnerTempleRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate43%Love
34%Like
17%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate
127 votes
60%Love
30%Like
10%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
10 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTie
SillageLeather Malaki
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTempleBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
fresh spicy91%
leather83%
amber74%
aromatic65%
warm spicy56%
woody100%
fresh spicy91%
amber83%
aromatic74%
balsamic65%
warm spicy56%
Scent match67%Closely related · both woody, fresh spicy and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop15-30 mins
Black PepperBergamot
Heart2-4 hrs
CedarCypressSpicy Notes
Base6-10 hrs
LeatherLabdanumMineral notesAmber
Top
CilantroBergamot
Heart
Black PepperCypressLabdanumCedarIris
Base
Peru BalsamOudLeatherPatchouliIso E Super
InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Bergamot, Cedar and Cypress. Durations are only published for Leather Malaki, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring71
Summer22
Fall100
Winter96
Day74
Night100
Spring100
Summer67
Fall89
Winter78
Day63
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#8,155
PerfumerDora Baghriche
Launched2024
Reviews17
Overall rank#35,269
PerfumerFrancisco Fernández
Launched—
Reviews1
Category winnerLeather MalakiHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotChopard Leather Malaki delivers a brisk, wood-forward spin on classic leather perfumery. The first spray punches through with zesty Italian bergamot and cracked black pepper. It wakes you up fast. Within minutes, cooling green cypress and dry Alaskan cedar take over, preventing the scent from turning sticky or dense. …
Reviews →Temple by Paco Fernandez Fragrances opens with a brief fizz of bergamot and green cilantro that clears quickly to reveal a heavy wood core. Dry cedarwood dominates the early skin time, sharpened by black pepper and grounded by clean cypress needles. As the top notes fade, a soft dustiness from iris emerges, smoothing …
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Leather Malaki or Temple?
No clear winner: the 5 categories split 2–2. Leather Malaki is rated 4.15/5 from 127 votes; Temple is rated 4.50/5 from 10 votes. Choose Leather Malaki for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Temple for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Leather Malaki or Temple?
They last about the same: Leather Malaki 70/100, Temple 70/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Leather Malaki or Temple?
Leather Malaki projects furthest (Leather Malaki 56/100, Temple 53/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Leather Malaki and Temple smell similar?
Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fresh spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Bergamot, Cedar and Cypress.
Is Leather Malaki or Temple better for summer or winter?
Leather Malaki suits evening wear; Temple suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Leather Malaki and Temple?
Leather Malaki has top notes of Black Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Cedar, Cypress and Spicy Notes, a base of Leather, Labdanum, Mineral notes and Amber. Temple has top notes of Cilantro and Bergamot, heart notes of Black Pepper, Cypress, Labdanum and Cedar, a base of Peru Balsam, Oud, Leather and Patchouli.
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