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Make Waves vs Dastoor lil Nissa

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

Updated 32 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Make Waves takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Make Waves

    Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Dastoor lil Nissa

    Choose it for a violet and amber character.

Make Waves1/1
Dastoor lil Nissa0/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Make Waves

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Make WavesAngeline
Dastoor lil NissaAthoor Al Alam
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
2.31/ 5 · 32 votes
Have 59%Had 35%Want 5%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
3%Love
13%Like
28%Ok
25%Dislike
31%Hate

32 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity65
〰 Sillage53
♥ Love / hate33
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value25
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
warm spicy91%
rose83%
fresh74%
aromatic65%
ozonic56%
violet100%
amber92%
powdery84%
sweet77%
warm spicy69%
musky61%
Scent match18%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
SaffronCalone
Heart
CeleryRose
Base
SandalwoodDry Wood
Top
VioletPink PepperSaffronCherry
Heart
RaspberryRoseAmberCedarwood
Base
MyrrhMuskCashmere WoodDry Wood
InformationalShared notesSaffron, Rose and Dry Wood. 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
Summer55
Fall55
Winter18
Day100
Night33

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men33
Unisex67
Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#73,130

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#81,207

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMake WavesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Make 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 →

Dastoor lil Nissa opens with a quick pop of tart dark cherry and dry saffron, supported by a powdery violet accord. As the scent settles, a heart of crimson rose and warm amber emerges over a cozy base of myrrh and cashmere wood. It wears comfortably on cool autumn evenings when you want a rich floral scent with subtl…

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.

Do Make Waves and Dastoor lil Nissa smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Rose and Dry Wood.

Is Make Waves or Dastoor lil Nissa better for summer or winter?

Make Waves suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Make Waves and Dastoor lil Nissa?

Make Waves has top notes of Saffron and Calone, heart notes of Celery and Rose, a base of Sandalwood and Dry Wood. Dastoor lil Nissa has top notes of Violet, Pink Pepper, Saffron and Cherry, heart notes of Raspberry, Rose, Amber and Cedarwood, a base of Myrrh, Musk, Cashmere Wood and Dry Wood.

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