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Les Mauvais Garçons vs Ouranon

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

Updated 275 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Les Mauvais Garçons takes 5 of 7 categories.

  • Les Mauvais Garçons

    Choose it for a aromatic and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Ouranon

    Choose it for a amber and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Les Mauvais Garçons5/7
Ouranon2/7
Ratings & consensus
Les Mauvais Garçons
Community sentiment
Les Mauvais Garçons
Longevity
Ouranon
Sillage & projection
Les Mauvais Garçons
Value for money
Les Mauvais Garçons
Versatility
Les Mauvais Garçons
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Ouranon

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Les Mauvais GarçonsStrangers Parfumerie
OuranonAesop
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.29/ 5 · 35 votes
Have 17%Had 4%Want 79%
3.81/ 5 · 240 votes
Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%
Category winnerLes Mauvais GarçonsRating 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

40%Love
30%Like
14%Ok
9%Dislike
7%Hate

189 votes

Category winnerLes Mauvais GarçonsMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity62
〰 Sillage68
♥ Love / hate82
⏱ Longevity65
〰 Sillage52
♥ Love / hate72
Category winners

LongevityOuranon

SillageLes Mauvais Garçons

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value46
¤ Price value36
Category winnerLes Mauvais GarçonsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
aromatic100%
green92%
fresh spicy84%
sweet77%
tobacco69%
balsamic61%
amber100%
fresh spicy92%
aromatic84%
herbal77%
green69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both aromatic, fresh spicy 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

Top
LavenderelemiPetitgrain
Heart
HayFrankincenseChamomile
Base
MyrrhPatchouliTonka Bean
InformationalShared notesHay, Lavender and elemi. 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
Spring60
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerLes Mauvais GarçonsMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men56
Unisex33
Women11
Men30
Unisex60
Women10
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,770

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#8,767

PerfumerBarnabe Fillion

Launched—

Reviews48

Category winnerOuranonHigher 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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Aesop Ouranon opens dry and aromatic, with lavender, petitgrain and elemi giving a sharp herbal lift before hay, chamomile and frankincense take over. The heart feels sun-baked, resinous and slightly dusty. On skin, it usually settles into myrrh, patchouli and tonka, warmer and softer but still earthy. It suits weare…

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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.

Which is better, Les Mauvais Garçons or Ouranon?

Les Mauvais Garçons takes 5 of 7 categories. Les Mauvais Garçons is rated 4.29/5 from 35 votes; Ouranon is rated 3.81/5 from 240 votes. Choose Les Mauvais Garçons for a aromatic and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Ouranon for a amber and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Les Mauvais Garçons or Ouranon?

Ouranon lasts longest (Ouranon 65/100, Les Mauvais Garçons 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Les Mauvais Garçons or Ouranon?

Les Mauvais Garçons projects furthest (Les Mauvais Garçons 68/100, Ouranon 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Les Mauvais Garçons and Ouranon smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, fresh spicy and green accords. Common notes include Hay, Lavender and elemi.

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

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

What are the notes in Les Mauvais Garçons and Ouranon?

Les Mauvais Garçons features Hay, Tobacco, Coumarin, Lavender and elemi. Ouranon has top notes of Lavender, elemi and Petitgrain, heart notes of Hay, Frankincense and Chamomile, a base of Myrrh, Patchouli and Tonka Bean.

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