Fragrance comparison

Les Mauvais Garçons vs Fougère Noire

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 127 ratings analysed

Les Mauvais Garçons

Strangers Parfumerie

4.2935 votes

Rank #19,906 AromaticGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

7 wins

Fougère Noire

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.3992 votes

Rank #2,735 AromaticWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Fougère Noire takes 7 of 7 categories.

Les Mauvais Garçons
Choose it for a aromatic and green character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Fougère Noire
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Les Mauvais Garçons0/7

Fougère Noire7/7

Ratings & consensus: Fougère Noire
Community sentiment: Fougère Noire
Longevity: Fougère Noire
Sillage & projection: Fougère Noire
Value for money: Fougère Noire
Versatility: Fougère Noire
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Fougère Noire

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Les Mauvais GarçonsStrangers Parfumerie

Fougère NoireSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.29/ 5 · 35 votes

Have 17%Had 4%Want 79%

4.39/ 5 · 92 votes

Have 30%Had 11%Want 59%

Category winnerFougère NoireRating 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

71%Love

17%Like

5%Ok

7%Dislike

0%Hate

42 votes

Category winnerFougère NoireMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage76

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityFougère Noire

SillageFougère Noire

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price value68

Category winnerFougère NoireBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

green92%

fresh spicy84%

sweet77%

tobacco69%

balsamic61%

aromatic100%

woody90%

fresh spicy80%

earthy70%

citrus60%

mossy50%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both aromatic and fresh spicy

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

Top

elemiPineCalabrian bergamotClary SageLavenderLemonGeraniumCoffee

Heart

Siberian PineOakmossMushroomBalsam FirTobaccoCyclamenJasmineCarnation

Base

SandalwoodBourbon VetiverTonka BeanIso E SuperMuskCivetCastoreumAmbergris

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Lavender, elemi and Oakmoss. 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

Summer21

Fall79

Winter29

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer54

Fall85

Winter31

Day100

Night80

Category winnerFougère NoireMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men56

Unisex33

Women11

Men71

Unisex29

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,906

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#2,735

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews33

Category winnerFougère NoireHigher 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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Fougère Noire by Sultan Pasha Attars is a dense, aromatic composition for men. It captures the humid atmosphere of a forest floor, balancing dark, resinous pine and damp oakmoss with bright touches of bergamot and clary sage. Designed for those who appreciate complex, natural-feeling attars, it projects a sophisticate…

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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 Fougère Noire?

Fougère Noire takes 7 of 7 categories. Les Mauvais Garçons is rated 4.29/5 from 35 votes; Fougère Noire is rated 4.39/5 from 92 votes. Choose Les Mauvais Garçons for a aromatic and green character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Fougère Noire for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Les Mauvais Garçons or Fougère Noire?

Fougère Noire lasts longest (Fougère Noire 86/100, Les Mauvais Garçons 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Les Mauvais Garçons or Fougère Noire?

Fougère Noire projects furthest (Fougère Noire 76/100, Les Mauvais Garçons 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Les Mauvais Garçons and Fougère Noire smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Lavender, elemi and Oakmoss.

Is Les Mauvais Garçons or Fougère Noire better for summer or winter?

For summer, Fougère Noire is the stronger pick. For winter, Fougère Noire is the stronger pick. Les Mauvais Garçons suits daytime wear; Fougère Noire suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Les Mauvais Garçons and Fougère Noire?

Les Mauvais Garçons features Hay, Tobacco, Coumarin, Lavender and elemi. Fougère Noire has top notes of elemi, Pine, Calabrian bergamot and Clary Sage, heart notes of Siberian Pine, Oakmoss, Mushroom and Balsam Fir, a base of Sandalwood, Bourbon Vetiver, Tonka Bean and Iso E Super.