Fragrance comparison

Midnight Rider vs Success Story

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 4 ratings analysed

Midnight Rider

Tulpa Club

5.001 votes

Rank #52,708 LeatherTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

67%scent match

Closely related

2 wins

Success Story

Votre Parfum

5.003 votes

Rank #39,830 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Success Story takes 2 of 3 categories.

Midnight Rider
Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Best in spring, evening wear.
Success Story
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Midnight Rider0/3

Success Story2/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Midnight RiderTulpa Club

Success StoryVotre Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 60%Had 0%Want 40%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage88

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageSuccess Story

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

tobacco91%

animalic83%

amber74%

floral65%

sand56%

amber100%

warm spicy90%

leather80%

tobacco70%

animalic60%

sweet50%

Scent match67%Closely related · both leather, amber and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

LeatherFloral Notes

Heart2-4 hrs

TobaccoSand

Base6-9 hrs

SpicesAmber

Notes

TobaccoCognacAmberSpicesLeather

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLeather, Tobacco, Spices and Amber. Durations are only published for Midnight Rider, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 34%Casual 29%Party 22%Work 15%

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#52,708

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#39,830

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSuccess StoryHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Midnight Rider by Tulpa Club hits the skin with a bold blast of weathered leather and dry desert air. You get an immediate kick of raw hide softened by faint floral notes before dusty sand and cured tobacco take over the heart. The tobacco note smells dry, aromatic, and unburned rather than syrupy sweet. As the fragra…

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Success Story by Votre Parfum hits skin with a heavy poured cognac opening before settling into dry tobacco leaf and warm amber. The heart releases grounded spices and raw leather that cut through chilly winter air. It creates a dark, rich aroma profile built for formal evening wear and crisp autumn nights.

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Midnight Rider or Success Story?

Success Story takes 2 of 3 categories. Midnight Rider is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Success Story is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes. Choose Midnight Rider for a leather and tobacco character. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Success Story for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Midnight Rider or Success Story?

They last about the same: Midnight Rider 80/100, Success Story 80/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Midnight Rider or Success Story?

Success Story projects furthest (Success Story 88/100, Midnight Rider 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Midnight Rider and Success Story smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, amber and tobacco accords. Common notes include Leather, Tobacco, Spices and Amber.

Is Midnight Rider or Success Story better for summer or winter?

Midnight Rider suits evening wear; Success Story suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Midnight Rider and Success Story?

Midnight Rider has top notes of Leather and Floral Notes, heart notes of Tobacco and Sand, a base of Spices and Amber. Success Story features Tobacco, Cognac, Amber, Spices and Leather.