Fragrance comparison

No.9 Vanilla Pod vs Precious Stone Amethyst

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 20 ratings analysed

1 wins

No.9 Vanilla Pod

Arcadia

3.0020 votes

Rank #59,303 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

Precious Stone Amethyst

Al Battash Classic

—0 votes

Rank #67,806 WoodyEarthy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No.9 Vanilla Pod takes 1 of 1 categories.

No.9 Vanilla Pod
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Precious Stone Amethyst
Choose it for a woody and earthy character.

No.9 Vanilla Pod1/1

Precious Stone Amethyst0/1

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.9 Vanilla Pod

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

No.9 Vanilla PodArcadia

Precious Stone AmethystAl Battash Classic

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 20 votes

Have 36%Had 19%Want 46%

—/ 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

15%Love

25%Like

20%Ok

25%Dislike

15%Hate

20 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate50

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

leather92%

powdery84%

warm spicy77%

earthy69%

iris61%

woody100%

earthy92%

rose84%

white floral77%

vanilla69%

patchouli61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both woody and earthy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Mandarin OrangeWater Notes

Heart

SaffronOrris RootVioletJasmineBlack PepperRoseCloves

Base

LeatherBalsamic NotesVanillaPatchouliVetiverLabdanumCedarAmber

Top

JasmineOrris RootPink Pepper

Heart

Rose

Base

PatchouliVetiverVanilla

InformationalShared notesOrris Root, Jasmine, Rose 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

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter75

Day40

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men44

Unisex44

Women11

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,303

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#67,806

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNo.9 Vanilla PodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

No.9 Vanilla Pod looks like a dry, textured take on vanilla rather than a dessert style scent. Mandarin and watery notes brighten the opening, then saffron, iris, pepper, clove and rose pull it into a woody leather heart with a powdery finish. The vanilla sits low in the structure, wrapped in amber, patchouli, labdanu…

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Precious Stone Amethyst is a chypre floral built around rose and a woody, earthy base. It opens with jasmine and orris (a soft, powdery iris feel), brightened by a pinch of pink pepper. As it dries down, patchouli and vetiver bring that classic grounded chypre structure, with vanilla smoothing the edges. If you like f…

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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.9 Vanilla Pod and Precious Stone Amethyst smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and earthy accords. Common notes include Orris Root, Jasmine, Rose and Vanilla.

Is No.9 Vanilla Pod or Precious Stone Amethyst better for summer or winter?

No.9 Vanilla Pod suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in No.9 Vanilla Pod and Precious Stone Amethyst?

No.9 Vanilla Pod has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Water Notes, heart notes of Saffron, Orris Root, Violet and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Balsamic Notes, Vanilla and Patchouli. Precious Stone Amethyst has top notes of Jasmine, Orris Root and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Rose, a base of Patchouli, Vetiver and Vanilla.