Fragrance comparison

Mineral Wave vs Sea Angel

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 52 ratings analysed

Mineral Wave

Hawthorne

4.009 votes

Rank #34,809 MarineAromatic

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70%scent match

Closely related

Sea Angel

O'Driu

3.7243 votes

Rank #38,489 MarineSalty

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

Mineral Wave
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Sea Angel
Choose it for a marine and salty character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer, evening wear.

Mineral Wave2/4

Sea Angel2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mineral WaveHawthorne

Sea AngelO'Driu

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 37%Had 6%Want 58%

3.72/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 22%Had 8%Want 70%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

42%Love

30%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

16%Hate

43 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevitySea Angel

SillageSea Angel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value79

¤ Price value36

Category winnerMineral WaveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

aromatic86%

aquatic72%

sand58%

salty44%

woody30%

marine100%

salty83%

aquatic65%

aromatic48%

sand30%

Scent match70%Closely related · both marine, aquatic and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SeaweedSea NotesDriftwoodSandLaminariaSage

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

SeaweedSea NotesSea SaltSandOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSeaweed, Sea Notes and Sand. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer100

Fall17

Winter0

Day100

Night50

Spring64

Summer100

Fall71

Winter57

Day91

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men9

Unisex91

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,809

PerfumerRodrigo Flores-Roux

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#38,489

PerfumerAngelo Orazio Pregoni

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMineral WaveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mineral Wave by Hawthorne brings the raw, bracing scent of an Atlantic shoreline straight into your daily routine. Created by master perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, this aquatic cologne skips the sugary citrus of standard blue colognes in favor of authentic coastal air. Crisp sea notes and mineral sand open the fragranc…

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Sea Angel by O'Driu strips away the sugary, artificial breeze found in typical designer aquatics, replacing it with the raw, untamed reality of the open ocean. Created by perfumer Angelo Orazio Pregoni in 2017, this unisex fragrance opens with a sharp gust of ozonic air, briny sea salt, and wet coastal sand. As it war…

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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, Mineral Wave or Sea Angel?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Mineral Wave is rated 4.00/5 from 9 votes; Sea Angel is rated 3.72/5 from 43 votes. Choose Mineral Wave for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Sea Angel for a marine and salty character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer, evening wear.