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Mexican Bronco vs Cleopatra

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

Updated 20 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mexican Bronco takes 4 of 4 categories.

  • Mexican Bronco

    Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

  • Cleopatra

    Choose it for a woody and amber character. Best in winter, evening wear.

Mexican Bronco4/4
Cleopatra0/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Mexican Bronco
Sillage & projection
Mexican Bronco
Value for money
Mexican Bronco
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Mexican Bronco

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Mexican BroncoVolaré
CleopatraKesma
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.56/ 5 · 18 votes
Have 68%Had 4%Want 28%
4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 36%Had 9%Want 55%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
78%Love
11%Like
6%Ok
0%Dislike
6%Hate

18 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
⏱ Longevity66
〰 Sillage51
♥ Love / hate89
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate88
Category winners

LongevityMexican Bronco

SillageMexican Bronco

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value90
¤ Price value50
Category winnerMexican BroncoBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
aromatic91%
honey83%
cinnamon74%
fresh spicy65%
citrus56%
woody100%
amber92%
warm spicy84%
green77%
white floral69%
powdery61%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
White WineBergamotWormwoodelemi
Heart
CinnamonCardamomClovesIris
Base
HoneyFrankincenseWoody NotesAmbergris
Top
BergamotCinnamonGalbanumPepperCloves
Heart
Orange BlossomYlang-YlangHeliotropeNarcissusTuberoseJasmineHoneyClove
Base
SandalwoodPatchouliLabdanumWormwoodOakmossLeatherVetiverIncense
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Wormwood, Cinnamon and Cloves. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring73
Summer73
Fall91
Winter100
Day80
Night100
Spring0
Summer0
Fall50
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men63
Unisex38
Women0
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,305

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#58,019

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMexican BroncoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mexican Bronco is a warm, spicy honeyed scent with a boozy-citrus opening and a richer, sweeter drydown. It leans aromatic early, then turns resinous, woody and slightly syrupy as the honey, frankincense and ambergris-style base settles in. It looks best suited to men who enjoy bold, affordable statement scents and do…

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Cleopatra by Kesma is a dense, unapologetic oriental floral from 1983. It opens with a punch of cloves and cinnamon before settling into a rich, resinous heart of tuberose, ylang-ylang, and honey. This is a cold-weather classic that leans heavily on its base of incense, leather, and oakmoss for a deep, vintage footpri…

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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, Mexican Bronco or Cleopatra?

Mexican Bronco takes 4 of 4 categories. Mexican Bronco is rated 4.56/5 from 18 votes; Cleopatra is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Mexican Bronco for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Cleopatra for a woody and amber character. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Mexican Bronco or Cleopatra?

Mexican Bronco lasts longest (Mexican Bronco 66/100, Cleopatra 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Mexican Bronco or Cleopatra?

Projection is very close: Mexican Bronco 51/100, Cleopatra 50/100 for sillage.

Do Mexican Bronco and Cleopatra smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Wormwood, Cinnamon and Cloves.

Is Mexican Bronco or Cleopatra better for summer or winter?

Mexican Bronco suits evening wear; Cleopatra suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mexican Bronco and Cleopatra?

Mexican Bronco has top notes of White Wine, Bergamot, Wormwood and elemi, heart notes of Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves and Iris, a base of Honey, Frankincense, Woody Notes and Ambergris. Cleopatra has top notes of Bergamot, Cinnamon, Galbanum and Pepper, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, Heliotrope and Narcissus, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Labdanum and Wormwood.

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