Fragrance comparison

Les Mauvais Garçons vs Estancia

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 43 ratings analysed

1 wins

Les Mauvais Garçons

Strangers Parfumerie

4.2935 votes

Rank #19,906 AromaticGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

Estancia

DSH Perfumes

3.128 votes

Rank #57,183 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Les Mauvais Garçons takes 1 of 1 categories.

Les Mauvais Garçons
Choose it for a aromatic and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Estancia
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Les Mauvais Garçons1/1

Estancia0/1

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: Les Mauvais Garçons

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Les Mauvais GarçonsStrangers Parfumerie

EstanciaDSH Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.29/ 5 · 35 votes

Have 17%Had 4%Want 79%

3.12/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

31%Like

6%Ok

6%Dislike

3%Hate

35 votes

38%Love

13%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

25%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate53

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

green92%

fresh spicy84%

sweet77%

tobacco69%

balsamic61%

woody100%

leather90%

aromatic80%

smoky70%

animalic60%

green50%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both aromatic and green

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HayTobaccoCoumarinLavenderelemiOlibanumVanillaOakmossGalbanumClary SageOrris RootSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

BergamotMate

Heart2-4 hrs

LeatherGuaiac WoodTequilaAgaveAmyrisHaySpicesSweet Grass

Base6-10 hrs

CastoreumVetiverAmbergrisOakmossCade oilCoumarinIndian PatchouliOlibanum

InformationalShared notesHay, Coumarin, Olibanum and Oakmoss. Durations are only published for Estancia, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer21

Fall79

Winter29

Day100

Night33

Spring0

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night64

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men56

Unisex33

Women11

Not enough votes yet

Casual 48%Date 22%Work 18%Party 12%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,906

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#57,183

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerLes Mauvais GarçonsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Prin Lomros opens this aromatic fougere with crisp lavender, bitter petitgrain, and grassy galbanum before settling into rich dried hay and warm coumarin. Sweet tobacco and dark olibanum linger near the skin during cool autumn afternoons, giving off a nostalgic French New Wave cinema mood. It wears with a balance of c…

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Estancia by DSH Perfumes is an evocative aromatic fougere built around the tactile spirit of the Argentine pampas. The fragrance opens with a bracing splash of green yerba mate and bright bergamot before plunging into rich saddle leather, sun-cured alfalfa hay, and smoky cade oil. Unlike clean designer leather, this c…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Les Mauvais Garçons or Estancia?

Les Mauvais Garçons takes 1 of 1 categories. Les Mauvais Garçons is rated 4.29/5 from 35 votes; Estancia is rated 3.12/5 from 8 votes. Choose Les Mauvais Garçons for a aromatic and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Estancia for a woody and leather character. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Do Les Mauvais Garçons and Estancia smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and green accords. Common notes include Hay, Coumarin, Olibanum and Oakmoss.

Is Les Mauvais Garçons or Estancia better for summer or winter?

Les Mauvais Garçons suits daytime wear; Estancia suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Les Mauvais Garçons and Estancia?

Les Mauvais Garçons features Hay, Tobacco, Coumarin, Lavender and elemi. Estancia has top notes of Bergamot and Mate, heart notes of Leather, Guaiac Wood, Tequila and Agave, a base of Castoreum, Vetiver, Ambergris and Oakmoss.