Fragrance comparison

Navegar vs Downtown

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 311 ratings analysed

Navegar

L'Artisan Parfumeur

3.96311 votes

Rank #12,161 WoodyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

Downtown

Dermacol

—0 votes

Rank #74,193 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Navegar
Choose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Downtown
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on note pyramid duration.

Navegar1/2

Downtown1/2

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): Downtown
Fragranxe ranking: Navegar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

NavegarL'Artisan Parfumeur

DowntownDermacol

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.96/ 5 · 311 votes

Have 63%Had 38%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

27%Love

56%Like

2%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

311 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

fresh spicy90%

citrus80%

anis70%

soft spicy60%

warm spicy50%

fruity100%

sweet83%

warm spicy65%

smoky48%

violet30%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LimeCedarPepperGuaiac WoodStar AniseGingerIncenseRum

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

BlackberryCardamomGrapefruitBergamotMandarinNutmegGingerCassis

Heart2-4 hrs

Guaiac WoodGardeniaSandalwoodGeraniumRoseCedar

Base5-7 hrs

IncenseOlibanumMuskMossWoody Notes

Category winnerDowntownLongest dry-down: 5-7 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring61

Summer100

Fall0

Winter21

Day100

Night35

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night44

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men42

Unisex53

Women5

Casual 40%Work 35%Date 18%Party 8%

Not enough votes yet

Casual 37%Work 31%Date 19%Party 13%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,161

PerfumerOlivia Giacobetti

Launched—

Reviews24

Overall rank#74,193

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNavegarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Navegar by L'Artisan Parfumeur is a breezy, transparent woody scent built around clean cedar, zesty lime, and a subtle dash of star anise. Created in 1998 by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti, this fragrance takes inspiration from historical maritime voyages across open waters, but delivers the theme with an extraordinarily …

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Dermacol Downtown takes an unconventional path for an everyday men's fragrance. The opening bursts with tart blackberry, zesty bergamot, and crushed grapefruit. It feels crisp. Soon after the initial mist settles, spicy ginger and nutmeg cut through the sweet cassis and melon notes, steering the profile away from simp…

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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.

Do Navegar and Downtown smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cedar, Guaiac Wood, Ginger and Incense.

Is Navegar or Downtown better for summer or winter?

Navegar suits daytime wear; Downtown suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Navegar and Downtown?

Navegar features Lime, Cedar, Pepper, Guaiac Wood and Star Anise. Downtown has top notes of Blackberry, Cardamom, Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Guaiac Wood, Gardenia, Sandalwood and Geranium, a base of Incense, Olibanum, Musk and Moss.