Fragrance comparison

Monochrome vs Supreme Gold

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 74 ratings analysed

Monochrome

House Of Nineteen Eighty Four

4.119 votes

Rank #51,175 CannabisMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Supreme Gold

Autobiography

4.0965 votes

Rank #10,487 AmberCinnamon

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Supreme Gold takes 3 of 4 categories.

Monochrome
Choose it for a cannabis and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear.
Supreme Gold
Choose it for a amber and cinnamon character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Monochrome1/4

Supreme Gold3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Supreme Gold
Sillage & projection: Monochrome
Value for money: Supreme Gold
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Supreme Gold

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MonochromeHouse Of Nineteen Eighty Four

Supreme GoldAutobiography

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.11/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 20%Had 1%Want 79%

4.09/ 5 · 65 votes

Have 35%Had 9%Want 56%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

11%Like

0%Ok

11%Dislike

11%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

54%Love

31%Like

12%Ok

2%Dislike

2%Hate

52 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevitySupreme Gold

SillageMonochrome

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value40

¤ Price value82

Category winnerSupreme GoldBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

cannabis100%

musky90%

herbal80%

powdery70%

aromatic60%

smoky50%

amber100%

cinnamon92%

warm spicy84%

vanilla77%

tobacco69%

woody61%

Scent match12%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

CitrusPepper

Heart2-4 hrs

cannabisSweat

Base6-8+ hrs

MuskAtlas CedarLabdanumVetiver

Top

CinnamonPepper

Heart

Tobacco LeafOlibanumLabdanumOsmanthus

Base

Vanilla BeanIso E SuperWoody NotesAtlas CedarMuskVetiverPatchouliCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

InformationalShared notesPepper, Musk, Atlas Cedar and Labdanum. Durations are only published for Monochrome, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer86

Fall86

Winter100

Day85

Night100

Spring30

Summer8

Fall95

Winter100

Day31

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men14

Unisex71

Women14

Party 36%Date 28%Casual 23%Work 13%

Men58

Unisex42

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,175

PerfumerFaisal Al Dosari, Mark Buxton

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#10,487

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerSupreme GoldHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Monochrome by House Of Nineteen Eighty Four smells like an authentic analog darkroom brought to life. It hits you with a strange shock. Zesty citrus and black pepper burst forward alongside a sharp whiff of photo fixer chemicals. Give it five minutes. A green cannabis note spreads over a salty, human sweat accord. The…

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Supreme Gold is a warm cinnamon, vanilla and tobacco style fragrance with a spicy opening and a sweet woody dry-down. Wearers often describe it as expensive-smelling, cozy and best saved for cooler evenings, with the cinnamon and vanilla more obvious than the tobacco on some skin. It suits people who like sweet spicy …

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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, Monochrome or Supreme Gold?

Supreme Gold takes 3 of 4 categories. Monochrome is rated 4.11/5 from 9 votes; Supreme Gold is rated 4.09/5 from 65 votes. Choose Monochrome for a cannabis and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Supreme Gold for a amber and cinnamon character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Monochrome or Supreme Gold?

Supreme Gold lasts longest (Supreme Gold 65/100, Monochrome 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Monochrome or Supreme Gold?

Projection is very close: Monochrome 58/100, Supreme Gold 56/100 for sillage.

Do Monochrome and Supreme Gold smell similar?

Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Pepper, Musk, Atlas Cedar and Labdanum.

Is Monochrome or Supreme Gold better for summer or winter?

Monochrome suits evening wear; Supreme Gold suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Monochrome and Supreme Gold?

Monochrome has top notes of Citrus and Pepper, heart notes of cannabis and Sweat, a base of Musk, Atlas Cedar, Labdanum and Vetiver. Supreme Gold has top notes of Cinnamon and Pepper, heart notes of Tobacco Leaf, Olibanum, Labdanum and Osmanthus, a base of Vanilla Bean, Iso E Super, Woody Notes and Atlas Cedar.