Fragrance comparison

Nineveh vs Recria

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 120 ratings analysed

Nineveh

Mesopotamia

3.001 votes

Rank #66,889 MuskyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Recria

Natura

4.09119 votes

Rank #24,581 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Recria takes 1 of 1 categories.

Nineveh
Choose it for a musky and warm spicy character.
Recria
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.

Nineveh0/1

Recria1/1

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: Recria

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

NinevehMesopotamia

RecriaNatura

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.09/ 5 · 119 votes

Have 54%Had 32%Want 14%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

31%Love

54%Like

10%Ok

3%Dislike

2%Hate

119 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value77

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

warm spicy83%

powdery65%

fresh48%

animalic30%

citrus100%

fresh spicy91%

woody83%

aromatic74%

lavender65%

powdery56%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitBergamot

Heart

Ginger

Base

Musk

Top

BergamotGingerGrapefruit

Heart

LavenderFloral NotesWoodsy Notes

Base

MuskCedarSandalowood

InformationalShared notesGrapefruit, Bergamot, Ginger and Musk. 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

Spring90

Summer100

Fall35

Winter10

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men88

Unisex9

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,889

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#24,581

PerfumerClement Gavarry, Verônica Kato, Yves Cassar

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerRecriaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Nineveh by Mesopotamia pairs bright grapefruit and bergamot with a sharp bite of ginger over a heavy musk base. Built for warm summer mornings and high humidity, the scent opens with crisp citrus before settling into a warm, powdery skin aroma. It suits casual day wear when you want a clean, minimalist profile that st…

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Recria opens with bright grapefruit and bergamot, sharpened by ginger, then settles into a clean lavender and wood accord over soft musk, cedar, and sandalwood. It reads fresh, aromatic, and lightly powdery. This is the kind of scent that suits warm weather, daily wear, and men who want something easy, polished, and n…

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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, Nineveh or Recria?

Recria takes 1 of 1 categories. Nineveh is rated 3.00/5 from 1 votes; Recria is rated 4.09/5 from 119 votes. Choose Nineveh for a musky and warm spicy character. Choose Recria for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.

Do Nineveh and Recria smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Bergamot, Ginger and Musk.

What are the notes in Nineveh and Recria?

Nineveh has top notes of Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Ginger, a base of Musk. Recria has top notes of Bergamot, Ginger and Grapefruit, heart notes of Lavender, Floral Notes and Woodsy Notes, a base of Musk, Cedar and Sandalowood.