No.17 Enigma vs Origins For Her
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
29%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Origins For Her takes 1 of 1 categories.
No.17 EnigmaChoose it for a fresh spicy and aromatic character. Best in fall.
Origins For HerChoose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
No.17 Enigma0/1
Origins For Her1/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- Community sentiment
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- Longevity
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- Sillage & projection
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- Value for money
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- Versatility
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- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Origins For Her
Head-to-head breakdown
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Fragrance
No.17 EnigmaArcadiaOrigins For HerBarbourWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%
5.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
1 vote · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothfresh spicy100%
aromatic83%
amber65%
warm spicy48%
herbal30%
citrus100%
aromatic92%
earthy84%
woody77%
fruity69%
floral61%
Scent match29%Clearly different · both aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Black PepperBergamotLavenderAbsintheCardamom
Heart
ThymeOrrisFrankincenseRose
Base
AmberVetiverWoody NotesMossVanillaMusk
Top
Pink PepperGrapefruitMirabelleBergamotCardamomCassisPeachLemon
Heart
JasmineFreesiaNutmegOrrisRose
Base
PatchouliVanillaVetiverAmberMuskMoss
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Cardamom, Orris and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter0
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#78,164
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#53,574
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerOrigins For HerHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotA spicy aromatic oriental fougere built around black pepper, lavender, absinthe and cardamom, No.17 Enigma opens brisk and slightly herbal before settling into incense, orris and a warm ambered base. It reads dry, textured and a little vintage in mood, with moss, woods and vanilla softening the sharper edges. Best for…
Reviews →Barbour Origins For Her starts with a bright citrus burst of bergamot and grapefruit, tempered immediately by a sharp dash of pink pepper. As it rests on the skin, the initial sharpness yields to a soft floral heart of freesia and jasmine, ground by a distinct, earthy touch of nutmeg. The dry down is decidedly woody a…
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.
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Common questions
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Do No.17 Enigma and Origins For Her smell similar?
Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Cardamom, Orris and Rose.
What are the notes in No.17 Enigma and Origins For Her?
No.17 Enigma has top notes of Black Pepper, Bergamot, Lavender and Absinthe, heart notes of Thyme, Orris, Frankincense and Rose, a base of Amber, Vetiver, Woody Notes and Moss. Origins For Her has top notes of Pink Pepper, Grapefruit, Mirabelle and Bergamot, heart notes of Jasmine, Freesia, Nutmeg and Orris, a base of Patchouli, Vanilla, Vetiver and Amber.
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