Fragrance comparison

Man Card VIP vs Mendes Nostalgia No.3

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 16 ratings analysed

Man Card VIP

The Dua Brand

4.4715 votes

Rank #21,951 Warm SpicyTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

44%scent match

Some overlap

Mendes Nostalgia No.3

Mendes Perfumes

5.001 votes

Rank #43,231 Warm SpicyCinnamon

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Man Card VIP
Choose it for a warm spicy and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Mendes Nostalgia No.3
Choose it for a warm spicy and cinnamon character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Man Card VIP2/4

Mendes Nostalgia No.32/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mendes Nostalgia No.3
Sillage & projection: Man Card VIP
Value for money: Mendes Nostalgia No.3
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Man Card VIP

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Man Card VIPThe Dua Brand

Mendes Nostalgia No.3Mendes Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.47/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 60%Had 12%Want 28%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 43%Had 0%Want 57%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

7%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate87

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityMendes Nostalgia No.3

SillageMan Card VIP

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value72

¤ Price value75

Category winnerMendes Nostalgia No.3Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

tobacco88%

amber77%

fresh spicy65%

sweet53%

cinnamon42%

warm spicy100%

cinnamon90%

musky80%

ozonic70%

aquatic60%

woody50%

Scent match44%Some overlap · both warm spicy and cinnamon

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Tobacco LeafMyrrhCinnamonPimentoPepperBergamotViolet LeafOlive TreeBlack TeaMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Violet Leaf

Heart

CinnamonPimento

Base

Olive TreeMusk

InformationalShared notesCinnamon, Pimento, Violet Leaf and Olive Tree. Durations are only published for Man Card VIP, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring90

Summer40

Fall100

Winter70

Day78

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men89

Unisex11

Women0

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,951

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#43,231

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMan Card VIPHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Man Card VIP by The Dua Brand is a woody spicy extrait de parfum designed to recreate the calm, refined profile of a discontinued classic. The fragrance centers on steeped black tea and leafy violet, paired with a lively burst of bergamot up front. As it settles, warm spicy cinnamon and pimento pepper create a gentle,…

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Mendes Nostalgia No.3 opens with a crisp kick of green violet leaf that cuts through an immediate wave of warm cinnamon and prickling pimento pepper. As it settles, dry olive tree wood and clean musk ground the spicy top notes, creating an unusual contrast between ozonic freshness and earthy warmth. It works best for …

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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, Man Card VIP or Mendes Nostalgia No.3?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Man Card VIP is rated 4.47/5 from 15 votes; Mendes Nostalgia No.3 is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Man Card VIP for a warm spicy and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Mendes Nostalgia No.3 for a warm spicy and cinnamon character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Man Card VIP or Mendes Nostalgia No.3?

Mendes Nostalgia No.3 lasts longest (Mendes Nostalgia No.3 80/100, Man Card VIP 71/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Man Card VIP or Mendes Nostalgia No.3?

Man Card VIP projects furthest (Man Card VIP 60/100, Mendes Nostalgia No.3 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Man Card VIP and Mendes Nostalgia No.3 smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and cinnamon accords. Common notes include Cinnamon, Pimento, Violet Leaf and Olive Tree.

Is Man Card VIP or Mendes Nostalgia No.3 better for summer or winter?

Man Card VIP suits evening wear; Mendes Nostalgia No.3 suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Man Card VIP and Mendes Nostalgia No.3?

Man Card VIP features Tobacco Leaf, Myrrh, Cinnamon, Pimento and Pepper. Mendes Nostalgia No.3 has top notes of Violet Leaf, heart notes of Cinnamon and Pimento, a base of Olive Tree and Musk.