Fragrance comparison

Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) vs Xenial

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 53 ratings analysed

Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла)

Siordia Parfums

3.3027 votes

Rank #58,204 GreenHerbal

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24%scent match

Clearly different

6 wins

Xenial

Navitus Parfums

3.9226 votes

Rank #21,705 AromaticCitrus

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Xenial takes 6 of 7 categories.

Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла)
Choose it for a green and herbal character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, day or night wear.
Xenial
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла)1/7

Xenial6/7

Ratings & consensus: Xenial
Community sentiment: Xenial
Longevity: Xenial
Sillage & projection: Xenial
Value for money: Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла)
Versatility: Xenial
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Xenial

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла)Siordia Parfums

XenialNavitus Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.30/ 5 · 27 votes

Have 29%Had 12%Want 59%

3.92/ 5 · 26 votes

Have 33%Had 1%Want 66%

Category winnerXenialRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

22%Like

11%Ok

37%Dislike

4%Hate

27 votes

50%Love

23%Like

12%Ok

0%Dislike

15%Hate

26 votes

Category winnerXenialMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate57

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

LongevityXenial

SillageXenial

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value57

¤ Price value33

Category winnerNight Horse (Ночная Кобыла)Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

green100%

herbal92%

fresh spicy84%

aquatic77%

animalic69%

aromatic61%

aromatic100%

citrus92%

woody84%

fresh spicy77%

sweet69%

whiskey61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

ChamomileWater NotesHayAnimal notesWormwoodHerbal NotesLavender

No top / heart / base split published

Top

WhiskeyBrazilian OrangeBergamotLemon

Heart

Clary SageLavenderAmbergrisGeraniumLaurelsChamomile

Base

TobaccoMadagascar VanillaHoneyOakmossSuedeVirginia CedarHaitian VetiverHay

InformationalShared notesChamomile, Hay and Lavender. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer100

Fall100

Winter13

Day100

Night100

Spring63

Summer38

Fall88

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Category winnerXenialMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex57

Women43

Men93

Unisex7

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#58,204

PerfumerEkaterina Siordia

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#21,705

PerfumerChristian Carbonnel

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerXenialHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Night Horse is an unusual green aromatic with a wet, herbal opening, hay-like dryness, and a distinct animalic edge. Chamomile, wormwood, lavender, and watery notes give it a cool, windswept feel rather than a polished fresh scent. It usually reads as a niche unisex fragrance for wearers who enjoy wild, earthy texture…

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Xenial by Navitus Parfums opens with a sharp flash of Brazilian orange and lemon cutting through a warm pour of whiskey. Within fifteen minutes, the citrus brighteners recede, allowing herbal clary sage and dusty chamomile to bridge the boozy top into a dense heart. As the wear progresses, Madagascar vanilla, dark hon…

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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.

Which is better, Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) or Xenial?

Xenial takes 6 of 7 categories. Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) is rated 3.30/5 from 27 votes; Xenial is rated 3.92/5 from 26 votes. Choose Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) for a green and herbal character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, day or night wear. Choose Xenial for a aromatic and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) or Xenial?

Xenial lasts longest (Xenial 75/100, Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) or Xenial?

Xenial projects furthest (Xenial 61/100, Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) and Xenial smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Chamomile, Hay and Lavender.

Is Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) or Xenial better for summer or winter?

For summer, Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) is the stronger pick. For winter, Xenial is the stronger pick. Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) suits day or night wear; Xenial suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) and Xenial?

Night Horse (Ночная Кобыла) features Chamomile, Water Notes, Hay, Animal notes and Wormwood. Xenial has top notes of Whiskey, Brazilian Orange, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Clary Sage, Lavender, Ambergris and Geranium, a base of Tobacco, Madagascar Vanilla, Honey and Oakmoss.