Make Waves vs Confidential
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
53%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Confidential takes 4 of 5 categories.
Make WavesChoose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.
ConfidentialChoose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Make Waves1/5
Confidential4/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Confidential
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Make Waves
- Sillage & projection
- Confidential
- Value for money
- Confidential
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Confidential
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Make WavesAngelineConfidentialPARIS CORNERWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split2.31/ 5 · 32 votes
Have 59%Had 35%Want 5%
3.91/ 5 · 22 votes
Have 40%Had 7%Want 53%
Category winnerConfidentialRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate3%Love
13%Like
28%Ok
25%Dislike
31%Hate
32 votes
32%Love
50%Like
5%Ok
5%Dislike
9%Hate
22 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityMake Waves
SillageConfidential
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerConfidentialBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
warm spicy91%
rose83%
fresh74%
aromatic65%
ozonic56%
woody100%
aromatic83%
warm spicy65%
powdery48%
musky30%
Scent match53%Some overlap · both woody, warm spicy and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
SaffronCalone
Heart
CeleryRose
Base
SandalwoodDry Wood
Top15 to 30 minutes
CardamomSaffronBergamot
Heart1 to 2 hours
CypressMyrrhJasmineRose
Base3 to 5 hours
Dry WoodCedarwoodMuskSandalwoodOudTobacco
InformationalShared notesSaffron, Rose, Sandalwood and Dry Wood. Durations are only published for Confidential, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer55
Fall55
Winter18
Day100
Night33
Spring100
Summer56
Fall94
Winter75
Day100
Night83
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#73,130
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#24,367
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews6
Category winnerConfidentialHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotMake Waves opens with a sharp burst of aquatic calone and warm saffron, creating a metallic ocean spray over dry wood. A vegetal heart of bitter celery and powdery rose quickly emerges as the top notes settle. Base notes of sandalwood ground the aquatic top, making it best suited for humid spring afternoons.
Reviews →Confidential by PARIS CORNER is a woody oriental fragrance built on dry woods, warm spices, and aromatic greenery. It opens with an energetic splash of bergamot coupled with the sharp warmth of cardamom and saffron. Soon, fresh cypress needles and sweet resinous myrrh blend into subtle rose and jasmine florals. The ba…
Reviews →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, Make Waves or Confidential?
Confidential takes 4 of 5 categories. Make Waves is rated 2.31/5 from 32 votes; Confidential is rated 3.91/5 from 22 votes. Choose Make Waves for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Confidential for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Make Waves or Confidential?
Make Waves lasts longest (Make Waves 65/100, Confidential 59/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Make Waves or Confidential?
Projection is very close: Confidential 54/100, Make Waves 53/100 for sillage.
Do Make Waves and Confidential smell similar?
Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Saffron, Rose, Sandalwood and Dry Wood.
Is Make Waves or Confidential better for summer or winter?
Make Waves suits daytime wear; Confidential suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Make Waves and Confidential?
Make Waves has top notes of Saffron and Calone, heart notes of Celery and Rose, a base of Sandalwood and Dry Wood. Confidential has top notes of Cardamom, Saffron and Bergamot, heart notes of Cypress, Myrrh, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Dry Wood, Cedarwood, Musk and Sandalwood.
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