Fragrance comparison

Niche 5 vs Ruy Lopez

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 177 ratings analysed

Niche 5

Reef Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #65,259 MuskyPatchouli

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Ruy Lopez

Mind Games

3.88177 votes

Rank #27,922 WoodyCherry

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ruy Lopez takes 1 of 1 categories.

Niche 5
Choose it for a musky and patchouli character.
Ruy Lopez
Choose it for a woody and cherry character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Niche 50/1

Ruy Lopez1/1

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: Ruy Lopez

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Niche 5Reef Perfumes

Ruy LopezMind Games

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%

3.88/ 5 · 177 votes

Have 35%Had 6%Want 58%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

40%Love

28%Like

15%Ok

14%Dislike

3%Hate

177 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value25

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%

cherry92%

leather84%

green77%

sweet69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody and green

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

CherryBlack PepperBlack Tea

Heart

RumDavanaRose

Base

LeatherOakPatchouli

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

Spring76

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men54

Unisex44

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,259

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,922

PerfumerChristelle Laprade

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRuy LopezHigher 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…

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Mind Games Ruy Lopez opens with a tart burst of black cherry spiced by cracked black pepper and dark black tea leaves. As the top notes settle, aged rum and fruity davana join a dry rose heart, turning the profile boozy and dense. The dry down relies on rugged leather, weathered oakwood, and dark patchouli to ground t…

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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 Niche 5 and Ruy Lopez smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and green accords. Common notes include Black Tea and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Niche 5 and Ruy Lopez?

Niche 5 has top notes of Black Tea, heart notes of Patchouli, a base of White Musk. Ruy Lopez has top notes of Cherry, Black Pepper and Black Tea, heart notes of Rum, Davana and Rose, a base of Leather, Oak and Patchouli.