Fragrance comparison

Meraki vs Cérémonie

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 165 ratings analysed

Meraki

Parfums Vintage

2.001 votes

Rank #74,681 WoodyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Cérémonie

Anomalia Paris

3.84164 votes

Rank #8,314 SmokyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cérémonie takes 4 of 4 categories.

Meraki
Choose it for a woody and animalic character.
Cérémonie
Choose it for a smoky and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Meraki0/4

Cérémonie4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MerakiParfums Vintage

CérémonieAnomalia Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

3.84/ 5 · 164 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 73%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

100%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

41%Love

21%Like

13%Ok

16%Dislike

8%Hate

128 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate25

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate71

Category winners

LongevityCérémonie

SillageCérémonie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value47

Category winnerCérémonieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

animalic90%

earthy80%

smoky70%

warm spicy60%

leather50%

smoky100%

leather92%

woody84%

sweet77%

fruity69%

amber61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both woody, smoky and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LeatherAromatic SpicesWoodsy NotesAnimal notesEarthy NotesPatchouliSmoke

No top / heart / base split published

Top

SmokePineappleGrapefruit

Heart

OlibanumAtlas CedarClary Sage

Base

LeatherTonka BeanPatchouli

InformationalShared notesLeather, Patchouli and Smoke. Durations are only published for Meraki, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day–

Night100

Spring54

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men51

Unisex46

Women3

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,681

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#8,314

PerfumerNicolas Bonneville

Launched—

Reviews31

Category winnerCérémonieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Meraki by Parfums Vintage is a dark, pungent scent built around heavy leather, smoke, and woody notes. Released in 2021 as a masculine fragrance, it delivers an uncompromising blast of earthy notes and aromatic spices right from the first spray. Rather than softening the profile with fresh citrus or sweet resins, the …

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Cérémonie is a dark smoky leather fragrance with a short flash of pineapple, grapefruit and sweet tonka at the start. On skin, reviewers mostly describe it as bold, aromatic, woody and more about leather than fruit after the opening settles. It suits people who like assertive niche scents for evenings, cooler weather …

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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, Meraki or Cérémonie?

Cérémonie takes 4 of 4 categories. Meraki is rated 2.00/5 from 1 votes; Cérémonie is rated 3.84/5 from 164 votes. Choose Meraki for a woody and animalic character. Choose Cérémonie for a smoky and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Meraki or Cérémonie?

Cérémonie lasts longest (Cérémonie 78/100, Meraki 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Meraki or Cérémonie?

Cérémonie projects furthest (Cérémonie 66/100, Meraki 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Meraki and Cérémonie smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, smoky and leather accords. Common notes include Leather, Patchouli and Smoke.

Is Meraki or Cérémonie better for summer or winter?

Meraki suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Meraki and Cérémonie?

Meraki features Leather, Aromatic Spices, Woodsy Notes, Animal notes and Earthy Notes. Cérémonie has top notes of Smoke, Pineapple and Grapefruit, heart notes of Olibanum, Atlas Cedar and Clary Sage, a base of Leather, Tonka Bean and Patchouli.