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Nuts vs L'Animal

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

Updated 716 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nuts takes 4 of 7 categories.

  • Nuts

    Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.

  • L'Animal

    Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Nuts4/7
L'Animal3/7
Ratings & consensus
Nuts
Community sentiment
Nuts
Longevity
L'Animal
Sillage & projection
L'Animal
Value for money
Nuts
Versatility
L'Animal
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Nuts

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
NutsBORNTOSTANDOUT®
L'AnimalBORNTOSTANDOUT®
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.72/ 5 · 514 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
3.20/ 5 · 202 votes
Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%
Category winnerNutsRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
40%Love
29%Like
18%Ok
10%Dislike
3%Hate

425 votes

25%Love
28%Like
19%Ok
13%Dislike
16%Hate

159 votes

Category winnerNutsMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity74
〰 Sillage62
♥ Love / hate73
⏱ Longevity76
〰 Sillage66
♥ Love / hate58
Category winners

LongevityL'Animal

SillageL'Animal

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value43
¤ Price value40
Category winnerNutsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
sweet100%
vanilla92%
woody84%
nutty77%
almond69%
caramel61%
powdery100%
woody92%
honey84%
sweet77%
vanilla69%
almond61%
Scent match50%Some overlap · both sweet, woody and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
PistachioAlmondCaramelRumHoney
Heart
VanillaSesameDavana
Base
TonkaTobaccoGuaiac WoodWhite MuskAmbergrisPatchouli
Top
RumAlmondNutmeg
Heart
SuedeHeliotropeMugane
Base
HoneyVanillaSandalwoodGuaiac Wood
InformationalShared notesAlmond, Rum, Honey 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
Spring46
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring34
Summer20
Fall88
Winter100
Day85
Night100
Category winnerL'AnimalMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men6
Unisex52
Women43
Men14
Unisex53
Women33
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,509

PerfumerMargaux Le Paih Guérin

Launched—

Reviews38

Overall rank#16,860

PerfumerCecile Matton

Launched—

Reviews20

Category winnerNutsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Nuts is a rich pistachio-vanilla gourmand with honey, caramel and rum up top, then a deeper dry-down of sesame, tonka, tobacco and woods. It opens sweet and boozy, then settles into something warmer, toastier and more textured. This suits gourmand lovers who want a nutty scent with some darkness underneath. It usually…

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L'Animal opens with rum, almond and nutmeg, then settles into a dense suede and heliotrope heart with honey, vanilla and woods underneath. On skin, it usually reads powdery, sweet and textured rather than sharply animalic. This is a bold unisex scent for cool weather, evening wear and anyone who enjoys boozy almond va…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Nuts or L'Animal?

Nuts takes 4 of 7 categories. Nuts is rated 3.72/5 from 514 votes; L'Animal is rated 3.20/5 from 202 votes. Choose Nuts for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter. Choose L'Animal for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Nuts or L'Animal?

They last about the same: L'Animal 76/100, Nuts 74/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Nuts or L'Animal?

L'Animal projects furthest (L'Animal 66/100, Nuts 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Nuts and L'Animal smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, woody and vanilla accords. Common notes include Almond, Rum, Honey and Vanilla.

Is Nuts or L'Animal better for summer or winter?

For summer, L'Animal is the stronger pick. For winter, Nuts is the stronger pick. L'Animal suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Nuts and L'Animal?

Nuts has top notes of Pistachio, Almond, Caramel and Rum, heart notes of Vanilla, Sesame and Davana, a base of Tonka, Tobacco, Guaiac Wood and White Musk. L'Animal has top notes of Rum, Almond and Nutmeg, heart notes of Suede, Heliotrope and Mugane, a base of Honey, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Guaiac Wood.

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