Monk vs Miss
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Miss takes 4 of 5 categories.
MonkChoose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.
MissChoose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
- Ratings & consensus
- Miss
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Monk
- Sillage & projection
- Miss
- Value for money
- Miss
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Miss
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership splitCommunity sentiment
How voters split from love to hate20 votes · too few to score
77 votes
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevityMonk
SillageMiss
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itMain accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothNote pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedSeasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonWho wears it
Gender appeal votesRanking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#22,631
PerfumerMichael Storer
Launched—
Reviews8
Overall rank#5,911
PerfumerOdette Breil-Radius
Launched—
Reviews19
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotMonk is a warm, smoky amber built around bright bitter citrus, green galbanum, incense, beeswax, rose and a darker animalic woody base. It reads more textured than easy-clean, with orange blossom and bergamot giving lift before the resin, smoke, woods, vanilla and civet settle in. Best for shoppers who enjoy classic a…
Reviews →Miss Worth is a vintage floral oriental from 1977 that balances bright aldehydes and fruit with a rich base of benzoin and moss. It wears as a sophisticated, mature, and uniquely blended composition that avoids dated tropes. Perfect for the woman who appreciates 1970s maximalist perfumery with a clean, woody finish fo…
Reviews →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, Monk or Miss?
Miss takes 4 of 5 categories. Monk is rated 4.13/5 from 25 votes; Miss is rated 4.22/5 from 87 votes. Choose Monk for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Miss for a woody and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Monk or Miss?
They last about the same: Monk 78/100, Miss 76/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Monk or Miss?
Miss projects furthest (Miss 75/100, Monk 67/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Monk and Miss smell similar?
Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Rose, Benzoin and Jasmine.
Is Monk or Miss better for summer or winter?
Monk suits evening wear; Miss suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Monk and Miss?
Monk has top notes of Bergamot, Galbanum, African Orange Flower and Bitter Orange, heart notes of Incense, Rose, Beeswax and Citruses, a base of Civetta, Birch, Sandalwood and Benzoin. Miss has top notes of Aldehydes, Peach, Black Currant and Lily-of-the-Valley, heart notes of Clove, Orchid, Rose and Cypress, a base of Benzoin, oak moss, Musk and Amber.
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