Fragrance comparison

Microphone vs Ébène

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 122 ratings analysed

Microphone

Kilesa

—0 votes

Rank #77,594 LeatherAldehydic

Full profile Similar & dupes

9%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Ébène

Pierre Balmain · 2024

4.37122 votes

Rank #27,956 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ébène takes 1 of 1 categories.

Microphone
Choose it for a leather and aldehydic character.
Ébène
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Microphone0/1

Ébène1/1

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: Ébène

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MicrophoneKilesa

ÉbènePierre Balmain

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.37/ 5 · 122 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

59%Love

30%Like

2%Ok

7%Dislike

2%Hate

122 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value45

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

leather100%

aldehydic91%

tobacco83%

animalic74%

fresh65%

rose56%

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

woody84%

amber77%

green69%

mossy61%

Scent match9%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotGeraniumPear

Heart

AldehydesBlackcurrantBlack RoseNeroli

Base

LeatherTobaccoPatchouliMusk

Top

MintAldehydesCarawayAniseArtemisiaBasilBergamotLemon

Heart

PineCarnationGeraniumPatchouliJasmineRoseCinnamon

Base

OakmossLeatherLabdanumAmberMuskTonka Bean

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Geranium, Aldehydes and Leather. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring71

Summer34

Fall100

Winter94

Day80

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men88

Unisex8

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77,594

PerfumerMatsuno Hidenori

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,956

PerfumerMaurice Roucel

Launched2024

Reviews0

Category winnerÉbèneHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Microphone by Kilesa is a unisex 2024 fragrance built around polished leather, aldehydes, tobacco, and dark florals. It opens bright and slightly fruity with bergamot, geranium, and pear, then turns cleaner and darker as blackcurrant, neroli, and black rose come through. The dry-down is the main event: leathery, musk…

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Ébène by Pierre Balmain delivers a dark wood experience driven by myrrh oil and deep ebony wood. Built for winter evenings in a heavy coat, this scent contrasts hot cinnamon against dry tobacco. It wears heavy and warm on the skin, offering a smoky performance that stands out in cold 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.

Do Microphone and Ébène smell similar?

Clearly different: a 9% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Geranium, Aldehydes and Leather.

Is Microphone or Ébène better for summer or winter?

Ébène suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Microphone and Ébène?

Microphone has top notes of Bergamot, Geranium and Pear, heart notes of Aldehydes, Blackcurrant, Black Rose and Neroli, a base of Leather, Tobacco, Patchouli and Musk. Ébène has top notes of Mint, Aldehydes, Caraway and Anise, heart notes of Pine, Carnation, Geranium and Patchouli, a base of Oakmoss, Leather, Labdanum and Amber.