Fragrance comparison

Mystic Scent vs Résiste !

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 51 ratings analysed

Mystic Scent

Cigar

4.008 votes

Rank #49,496 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Résiste !

Pascal Morabito

3.9843 votes

Rank #37,234 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Mystic Scent
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Résiste !
Choose it for a citrus and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Mystic Scent2/4

Résiste !2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mystic Scent
Sillage & projection: Mystic Scent
Value for money: Résiste !
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Résiste !

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mystic ScentCigar

Résiste !Pascal Morabito

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 16%Had 24%Want 61%

3.98/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 45%Had 18%Want 37%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

63%Like

0%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

26%Love

58%Like

7%Ok

7%Dislike

2%Hate

43 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity51

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity45

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityMystic Scent

SillageMystic Scent

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value84

Category winnerRésiste !Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody92%

balsamic84%

smoky77%

warm spicy69%

tobacco61%

citrus100%

woody86%

aromatic72%

musky58%

powdery44%

fresh spicy30%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

GrapefruitPink PepperelemiLemonTangerine

Heart2 to 3 hours

IncenseOlibanumTobaccoGuaiac Wood

Base3 to 5 hours

PatchouliAgarwood (Oud)AmberLabdanumBourbon VanillaAmyrisMusk

Top

LemonBergamotTangerine

Heart

elemiAmber

Base

CedarMuskPatchouli

InformationalShared noteselemi, Lemon, Tangerine and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Mystic Scent, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter80

Day25

Night100

Spring100

Summer93

Fall80

Winter40

Day100

Night27

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men3

Unisex38

Women59

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,496

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#37,234

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRésiste !Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mystic Scent by Cigar delivers a dark, resinous woody profile wrapped in sharp citrus and dry smoke. It opens with an immediate burst of grapefruit, lemon, and tangerine paired with the pepperiness of pink pepper and elemi resin. The initial brightness gives way quickly to a dense core of incense, olibanum, tobacco, a…

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Pascal Morabito Résiste ! opens with a bright splash of lemon, bergamot, and sweet tangerine. Instead of taking the usual route into heavy floral middle notes, the scent pivots straight into piney elemi resin and warm amber. As the citrus sparkle softens after thirty minutes, clean cedarwood and quiet patchouli take …

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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.

Which is better, Mystic Scent or Résiste !?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Mystic Scent is rated 4.00/5 from 8 votes; Résiste ! is rated 3.98/5 from 43 votes. Choose Mystic Scent for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Résiste ! for a citrus and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Mystic Scent or Résiste !?

Mystic Scent lasts longest (Mystic Scent 51/100, Résiste ! 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Mystic Scent or Résiste !?

Mystic Scent projects furthest (Mystic Scent 55/100, Résiste ! 43/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Mystic Scent and Résiste ! smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include elemi, Lemon, Tangerine and Patchouli.

Is Mystic Scent or Résiste ! better for summer or winter?

Mystic Scent suits evening wear; Résiste ! suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mystic Scent and Résiste !?

Mystic Scent has top notes of Grapefruit, Pink Pepper, elemi and Lemon, heart notes of Incense, Olibanum, Tobacco and Guaiac Wood, a base of Patchouli, Agarwood (Oud), Amber and Labdanum. Résiste ! has top notes of Lemon, Bergamot and Tangerine, heart notes of elemi and Amber, a base of Cedar, Musk and Patchouli.