Fragrance comparison

No. 17 vs Carnaval

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

1 wins

No. 17

Sebastian Signs

5.002 votes

Rank #33,579 Warm SpicyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Carnaval

Aquarabia

—0 votes

Rank #71,893 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No. 17 takes 1 of 1 categories.

No. 17
Choose it for a warm spicy and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Carnaval
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character.

No. 171/1

Carnaval0/1

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: No. 17

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

No. 17Sebastian Signs

CarnavalAquarabia

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 15%Had 8%Want 77%

—/ 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

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

powdery92%

musky84%

amber77%

chocolate69%

smoky61%

sweet100%

fruity92%

vanilla84%

citrus77%

amber69%

powdery61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both powdery and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Chocolate

Heart

IncenseMuskVanillaSandalwood

Base

—

Top

ToffeePearGrapefruitRaspberryLemon

Heart

White WoodPatchouli

Base

VanillaIncenseAmberMuskChocolate

InformationalShared notesChocolate, Incense, Musk and Vanilla. 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

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,579

PerfumerSherri Sebastian

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#71,893

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNo. 17Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

No. 17 by Sebastian Signs is a bold oriental vanilla fragrance designed for both men and women. It opens with an intense hit of dark chocolate before quickly transitioning into a base of incense, musk, vanilla, and creamy sandalwood. This perfume is intended to react uniquely with your skin chemistry, making it a high…

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Aquarabia Carnaval opens with a burst of tangy raspberry, grapefruit, and crisp pear, quickly giving way to a rich core of buttery toffee and dark chocolate. As the fruity top notes settle, earthy patchouli and subtle white wood balance the sugary sweetness, preventing it from turning cloying. Designed for cold eveni…

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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 No. 17 and Carnaval smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and amber accords. Common notes include Chocolate, Incense, Musk and Vanilla.

What are the notes in No. 17 and Carnaval?

No. 17 has top notes of Chocolate, heart notes of Incense, Musk, Vanilla and Sandalwood. Carnaval has top notes of Toffee, Pear, Grapefruit and Raspberry, heart notes of White Wood and Patchouli, a base of Vanilla, Incense, Amber and Musk.