Morning After vs Captive 301
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
50%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Morning After takes 1 of 1 categories.
Morning AfterChoose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Captive 301Choose it for a powdery and leather character.
Morning After1/1
Captive 3010/1
- 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
- Morning After
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Morning AfterWho is ElijahCaptive 301FAANWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split2.80/ 5 · 106 votes
Have 48%Had 8%Want 44%
1.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate31%Love
27%Like
20%Ok
14%Dislike
8%Hate
96 votes
0%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
100%Hate
1 vote · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
warm spicy88%
powdery77%
musky65%
amber53%
aromatic42%
powdery100%
leather92%
violet84%
amber77%
iris69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match50%Some overlap · both powdery, warm spicy and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
CardamomViolet
Heart
PapyrusIris
Base
Australian SandalwoodMuskAmberCedarLeather
Top
CardamomVioletIris
Heart
LeatherCedarwood
Base
AmberSandalwoodMusk
InformationalShared notesCardamom, Violet, Iris and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter59
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#17,127
PerfumerRaquel Bouris
Launched—
Reviews27
Overall rank#80,999
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerMorning AfterHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotMorning After is a soft, woody leather scent built around sandalwood, cardamom, violet and papyrus. On skin it often reads powdery, musky and slightly dry, with a smooth paper-like texture rather than heavy smoke or raw hide. It may suit people who like airy sandalwood scents with a modern niche feel, but sample first…
Reviews →Captive 301 by FAAN opens with a cool burst of powdery iris and candied violet petals, sharpened by a pinch of aromatic green cardamom. As the fragrance settles onto the skin, the floral freshness deepens into a smooth core of supple jacket leather and dry pencil-shaving cedarwood. The base provides a cozy finish anch…
Reviews →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.
Which is better, Morning After or Captive 301?
Morning After takes 1 of 1 categories. Morning After is rated 2.80/5 from 106 votes; Captive 301 is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Morning After for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Captive 301 for a powdery and leather character.
Do Morning After and Captive 301 smell similar?
Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Violet, Iris and Musk.
What are the notes in Morning After and Captive 301?
Morning After has top notes of Cardamom and Violet, heart notes of Papyrus and Iris, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Musk, Amber and Cedar. Captive 301 has top notes of Cardamom, Violet and Iris, heart notes of Leather and Cedarwood, a base of Amber, Sandalwood and Musk.
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