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Mon Secret vs Carmen

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

Updated 38 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Carmen takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Mon Secret

    Choose it for a leather and smoky character.

  • Carmen

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Mon Secret0/1
Carmen1/1
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
Carmen

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Mon SecretLuxidia
CarmenNimere Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
3.81/ 5 · 38 votes
Have 20%Had 17%Want 63%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

32%Love
41%Like
5%Ok
23%Dislike
0%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity83
〰 Sillage65
♥ Love / hate74
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value25
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
leather100%
smoky92%
iris84%
woody77%
powdery69%
cannabis61%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
leather84%
sweet77%
smoky69%
woody61%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both leather, smoky and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
cannabis
Heart
IrisTobaccoAmber
Base
BirchOakmossOud
Top
CardamomSpicy NotesBergamot
Heart
PearYlang-YlangJasmineRose
Base
Tolu BalsamBirchCastoreumOakmossMyrrhTobaccoBenzoinLabdanum
InformationalShared notesTobacco, Birch and Oakmoss. 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

Spring13
Summer25
Fall100
Winter75
Day100
Night57
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0
Unisex67
Women33
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,266

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#13,002

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews18

Category winnerCarmenHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mon Secret reads as a dark, textured oriental woody with an unusual green twist up top. The cannabis note gives the opening a dry herbal edge, then iris softens the center while tobacco, amber, birch, oakmoss and oud build a smoky, leathery base. This looks best suited to shoppers who enjoy bold woods, powdery iris an…

Reviews →

Carmen by Nimere Parfums creates an intense, resinous portrait of a dramatic scent. It opens with sharp cardamom and spicy notes, settling into a dark, complex base of tobacco, tolu balsam, and birch. Designed for those who appreciate bold, character-driven fragrances, it thrives in cool autumn weather when you want a…

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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 Mon Secret and Carmen smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, smoky and woody accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Birch and Oakmoss.

Is Mon Secret or Carmen better for summer or winter?

Carmen suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mon Secret and Carmen?

Mon Secret has top notes of cannabis, heart notes of Iris, Tobacco and Amber, a base of Birch, Oakmoss and Oud. Carmen has top notes of Cardamom, Spicy Notes and Bergamot, heart notes of Pear, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Tolu Balsam, Birch, Castoreum and Oakmoss.

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