Fragrance comparison

Legacy vs Nova

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 606 ratings analysed

1 wins

Legacy

MAISON ASRAR

4.33606 votes

Rank #172 White FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

67%scent match

Closely related

Nova

by Calone

—0 votes

Rank #75,275 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Legacy takes 1 of 1 categories.

Legacy
Choose it for a white floral and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Nova
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character.

Legacy1/1

Nova0/1

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: Legacy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LegacyMAISON ASRAR

Novaby Calone

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 606 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

65%Love

23%Like

7%Ok

2%Dislike

2%Hate

338 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate86

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value84

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

citrus92%

fresh spicy84%

fruity77%

sweet69%

fresh61%

citrus100%

fresh spicy91%

woody83%

fruity74%

white floral65%

sweet56%

Scent match67%Closely related · both citrus, fresh spicy and white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PearGingerBergamot

Heart

JasmineOrange BlossomWoody Notes

Base

MuskAmberVanilla

Top

BergamotMandarinGingerPear

Heart

Orange BlossomGeorgywood

Base

CedarMusk

InformationalShared notesPear, Ginger, Bergamot and Orange Blossom. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter26

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men36

Unisex53

Women11

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#172

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews182

Overall rank#75,275

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLegacyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Legacy by MAISON ASRAR opens with a bright, electric pairing of crisp pear and zesty ginger. This oriental floral scent evolves on the skin, softening into a warm heart of jasmine and orange blossom. Grounded by musk and vanilla, it maintains a clean, versatile aura perfect for daily office wear or casual spring outin…

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Nova by Calone is a clean woody floral musk built around bright citrus, pear, ginger, orange blossom, cedar, and soft musk. It should appeal to wearers who like fresh, modern unisex scents with a lightly fruity opening and a polished woody finish. Because there are no captured wearer reviews yet, treat it as a sample-…

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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 Legacy and Nova smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh spicy and white floral accords. Common notes include Pear, Ginger, Bergamot and Orange Blossom.

What are the notes in Legacy and Nova?

Legacy has top notes of Pear, Ginger and Bergamot, heart notes of Jasmine, Orange Blossom and Woody Notes, a base of Musk, Amber and Vanilla. Nova has top notes of Bergamot, Mandarin, Ginger and Pear, heart notes of Orange Blossom and Georgywood, a base of Cedar and Musk.