Fragrance comparison

Niche 5 vs Egyptian Smoke

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 364 ratings analysed

Niche 5

Reef Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #65,259 MuskyPatchouli

Full profile Similar & dupes

18%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Egyptian Smoke

Alfred Dunhill

4.23364 votes

Rank #23,687 WoodyRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Egyptian Smoke takes 1 of 1 categories.

Niche 5
Choose it for a musky and patchouli character.
Egyptian Smoke
Choose it for a woody and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Niche 50/1

Egyptian Smoke1/1

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: Egyptian Smoke

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Niche 5Reef Perfumes

Egyptian SmokeAlfred Dunhill

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%

4.23/ 5 · 364 votes

Have 38%Had 5%Want 57%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

56%Love

23%Like

11%Ok

7%Dislike

3%Hate

364 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value63

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

patchouli92%

green84%

woody77%

powdery69%

warm spicy61%

woody100%

rose92%

sweet84%

vanilla77%

tobacco69%

cacao61%

Scent match18%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Black Tea

Heart

Patchouli

Base

White Musk

Top

Black TeaGingerPink Pepper

Heart

Grasse RoseTobaccoCacaoPapyrus

Base

Palo SantoVanillaTonka BeanPatchouli

InformationalShared notesBlack Tea and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring51

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men73

Unisex22

Women5

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,259

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,687

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEgyptian SmokeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Niche 5 keeps things focused: black tea up top, patchouli through the middle, and a soft white musk base. It reads musky, green, woody, and lightly powdery rather than sweet or loud. If you like clean tea scents with an earthy edge, this is the part of the spectrum it sits in. The simple structure suggests an easy uni…

Reviews →

Egyptian Smoke by Alfred Dunhill is a Oriental Spicy fragrance for men. Egyptian Smoke was launched in 2020. The nose behind this fragrance is Jérôme Epinette. Top notes are Black Tea, Ginger and Pink Pepper; middle notes are Grasse Rose, Tobacco, Cacao and Papyrus; base notes are Palo Santo, Vanilla, Tonka Bean and P…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Niche 5 and Egyptian Smoke smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Black Tea and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Niche 5 and Egyptian Smoke?

Niche 5 has top notes of Black Tea, heart notes of Patchouli, a base of White Musk. Egyptian Smoke has top notes of Black Tea, Ginger and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Grasse Rose, Tobacco, Cacao and Papyrus, a base of Palo Santo, Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Patchouli.