Fragrance comparison

No Night vs Skip the Foreplay

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 33 ratings analysed

3 wins

No Night

Zara

3.9731 votes

Rank #18,342 WoodyLavender

Full profile Similar & dupes

47%scent match

Some overlap

Skip the Foreplay

Antonio Maretti

3.002 votes

Rank #64,888 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No Night takes 3 of 4 categories.

No Night
Choose it for a woody and lavender character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Skip the Foreplay
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, day or night wear.

No Night3/4

Skip the Foreplay1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Skip the Foreplay
Sillage & projection: No Night
Value for money: No Night
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: No Night

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

No NightZara

Skip the ForeplayAntonio Maretti

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.97/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 67%Had 11%Want 22%

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 56%Had 0%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

32%Love

45%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

3%Hate

31 votes

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevitySkip the Foreplay

SillageNo Night

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value84

¤ Price value25

Category winnerNo NightBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

lavender88%

powdery77%

aromatic65%

warm spicy53%

fresh spicy42%

woody100%

aromatic92%

leather84%

fresh spicy77%

amber69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both woody, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Lavender

Heart

Apple

Base

Sandalwood

Top

BergamotLavenderPepperSage

Heart

LeatherIncenseAmberApple

Base

SandalwoodPatchouliVanillaVetiver

InformationalShared notesLavender, Apple and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer65

Fall100

Winter76

Day73

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men75

Unisex25

Women0

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#18,342

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#64,888

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNo NightHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Zara No Night opens with a sharp burst of aromatic lavender that quickly transitions into a dry, resinous heart. Beneath the herbal top, subtle crisp apple fuses with a dark, smoky sandalwood base. It creates an earthy, woody trail built for crisp autumn evenings and casual nighttime wear in cooler weather.

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Skip the Foreplay opens with a brisk mix of bergamot, sage, lavender and pepper, then moves into a darker heart of leather, incense, amber and apple. It reads woody, aromatic and lightly smoky rather than sweet. This looks best suited to men who like a textured leather scent with some freshness up top and a smoother, …

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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, No Night or Skip the Foreplay?

No Night takes 3 of 4 categories. No Night is rated 3.97/5 from 31 votes; Skip the Foreplay is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose No Night for a woody and lavender character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Skip the Foreplay for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, No Night or Skip the Foreplay?

Skip the Foreplay lasts longest (Skip the Foreplay 60/100, No Night 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, No Night or Skip the Foreplay?

No Night projects furthest (No Night 60/100, Skip the Foreplay 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do No Night and Skip the Foreplay smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Lavender, Apple and Sandalwood.

Is No Night or Skip the Foreplay better for summer or winter?

No Night suits evening wear; Skip the Foreplay suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in No Night and Skip the Foreplay?

No Night has top notes of Lavender, heart notes of Apple, a base of Sandalwood. Skip the Foreplay has top notes of Bergamot, Lavender, Pepper and Sage, heart notes of Leather, Incense, Amber and Apple, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vanilla and Vetiver.