Fragrance comparison

Lucifer vs Paper & Cotton

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 49 ratings analysed

Lucifer

Royal Crown

—0 votes

Rank #73,157 AromaticSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Paper & Cotton

Tokyo Milk Parfumerie Curiosite

3.8449 votes

Rank #33,920 AromaticLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Paper & Cotton takes 4 of 4 categories.

Lucifer
Choose it for a aromatic and sweet character.
Paper & Cotton
Choose it for a aromatic and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Lucifer0/4

Paper & Cotton4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LuciferRoyal Crown

Paper & CottonTokyo Milk Parfumerie Curiosite

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

3.84/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 24%Had 9%Want 68%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

16%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

16%Dislike

0%Hate

49 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate71

Category winners

LongevityPaper & Cotton

SillagePaper & Cotton

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value75

Category winnerPaper & CottonBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

sweet92%

soft spicy84%

amber77%

musky69%

herbal61%

aromatic100%

leather90%

mossy80%

smoky70%

woody60%

soft spicy50%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both aromatic and soft spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Pink PepperTonka BeanPrimroseIrisTuscan CypressArtemisiaCorianderAmbergrisLabdanumLeatherTobaccoVerbena

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Birchoak mossCorianderSage

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCoriander. Durations are only published for Lucifer, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day32

Night100

Spring100

Summer65

Fall41

Winter41

Day100

Night13

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men75

Unisex25

Women0

Date 43%Party 22%Casual 18%Work 16%

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#73,157

PerfumerAntonio Visconti

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,920

PerfumerMargot Elena

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerPaper & CottonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lucifer by Royal Crown opens with a crisp, bitter green burst of artemisia, herbal sage, and zesty pink pepper before settling into a warm, shadowy heart. As the initial aromatic sharpness calms down, powdery iris and sweet tonka bean blend with dry tobacco leaf and birch tar, creating the cozy sensation of an antique…

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Paper & Cotton opens with a crisp, herbaceous splash of coriander and white sage, evoking clean air rather than a sweet floral garden. As the scent settles on the skin, a dry birch note emerges alongside cool tundra moss, shifting the initial brightness toward a woody, earthy quietness. It feels distinct from the usua…

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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.