Fragrance comparison

Lumen vs № 5

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 19 ratings analysed

Lumen

Parallax Olfactory

3.8817 votes

Rank #39,469 SoapyBeeswax

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

№ 5

Anna Zworykina Perfumes

4.502 votes

Rank #54,546 MuskyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Lumen
Choose it for a soapy and beeswax character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
№ 5
Choose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection.

Lumen1/2

№ 51/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: № 5
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Lumen

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LumenParallax Olfactory

№ 5Anna Zworykina Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 14%Had 5%Want 81%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 87%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

35%Like

18%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage88

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityNo data

Sillage№ 5

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value33

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

soapy100%

beeswax90%

floral80%

honey70%

animalic60%

soft spicy50%

musky100%

woody92%

amber84%

leather77%

animalic69%

smoky61%

Scent match12%Clearly different · both animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SoapBeeswaxTulipSweet NotesLily

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CastoreumRoseLilyCivetBeeswaxPeru BalsamBenzoinMandarin OrangeCassisBergamotYlang-YlangJasmine

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesBeeswax and Lily. Durations are only published for Lumen, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer71

Fall86

Winter43

Day100

Night41

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex11

Women89

Casual 38%Work 35%Date 17%Party 10%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#39,469

PerfumerLinda Sivrican

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#54,546

PerfumerAnna Zworykina

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLumenHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lumen by Parallax Olfactory smells like clean bath soap resting beside a warm incandescent bulb. The opening delivers a crisp bar of white soap paired with waxy, candied tulips and a hint of warm glass. As it warms on the skin, raw beeswax and sweet honey emerge alongside dewy lily petals. The scent feels bright, slig…

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Anna Zworykina Perfumes № 5 hits the skin with a thick wave of raw castoreum and beeswax. This is a dense, animalic floral scent that rejects clean, modern mall scents. Bergamot and mandarin orange flash briefly at the start, but they quickly sink into a heavy floral core of ylang-ylang and dark rose. On the skin, the…

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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, Lumen or № 5?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1. Lumen is rated 3.88/5 from 17 votes; № 5 is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Lumen for a soapy and beeswax character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose № 5 for a musky and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection.