Fragrance comparison

Mont-Royal vs Polish Potatoes

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 371 ratings analysed

Mont-Royal

Claude Andre Hebert

4.254 votes

Rank #59,288 WoodyGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Polish Potatoes

Bohoboco

3.83367 votes

Rank #4,854 EarthyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Polish Potatoes takes 4 of 4 categories.

Mont-Royal
Choose it for a woody and green character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Polish Potatoes
Choose it for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Mont-Royal0/4

Polish Potatoes4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mont-RoyalClaude Andre Hebert

Polish PotatoesBohoboco

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 0%Want 79%

3.83/ 5 · 367 votes

Have 81%Had 19%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

75%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

34%Love

37%Like

15%Ok

11%Dislike

3%Hate

289 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity81

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

LongevityPolish Potatoes

SillagePolish Potatoes

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value51

Category winnerPolish PotatoesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

green92%

aromatic84%

conifer77%

floral69%

fresh61%

earthy100%

warm spicy88%

amber77%

patchouli65%

woody53%

vanilla42%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

PineFirHerbal Notes

Heart3 to 4 hours

BirchLilac

Base5 to 7 hours

VanillaMuskAmber

Top

BeetrootLeatherWheatPineGrass

Heart

PotatoCloveRoseHeliotrope

Base

Earthy NotesPatchouliSoil TinctureAmberOudVanillaBenzoinHay

InformationalShared notesPine, Vanilla and Amber. Durations are only published for Mont-Royal, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring57

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men26

Unisex67

Women7

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,288

PerfumerClaude André Héber

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#4,854

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews40

Category winnerPolish PotatoesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mont-Royal by Claude Andre Hebert brings a crisp northern forest atmosphere into daily wear. The fragrance opens with brisk pine needles, sharp fir balsam, and crushed herbal notes that feel like walking through a cold Canadian park. As the outdoor greenery settles, birch wood and a soft lilac note give the compositio…

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Polish Potatoes is an earthy, spicy unisex scent built around beetroot, damp soil, patchouli and a surprisingly warm ambered sweetness. It opens green and rooty, then settles into something darker, loamy and resinous, with hay, vanilla and honey softening the rough edges. This is a niche statement fragrance for people…

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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, Mont-Royal or Polish Potatoes?

Polish Potatoes takes 4 of 4 categories. Mont-Royal is rated 4.25/5 from 4 votes; Polish Potatoes is rated 3.83/5 from 367 votes. Choose Mont-Royal for a woody and green character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Polish Potatoes for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Mont-Royal or Polish Potatoes?

They last about the same: Polish Potatoes 81/100, Mont-Royal 80/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Mont-Royal or Polish Potatoes?

Polish Potatoes projects furthest (Polish Potatoes 69/100, Mont-Royal 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Mont-Royal and Polish Potatoes smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Pine, Vanilla and Amber.

Is Mont-Royal or Polish Potatoes better for summer or winter?

Mont-Royal suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mont-Royal and Polish Potatoes?

Mont-Royal has top notes of Pine, Fir and Herbal Notes, heart notes of Birch and Lilac, a base of Vanilla, Musk and Amber. Polish Potatoes has top notes of Beetroot, Leather, Wheat and Pine, heart notes of Potato, Clove, Rose and Heliotrope, a base of Earthy Notes, Patchouli, Soil Tincture and Amber.