Fragrance comparison

Oriental Sans Souci vs Chypre 7

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 98 ratings analysed

3 wins

Oriental Sans Souci

Le Jardin Retrouve

4.2596 votes

Rank #8,492 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

Chypre 7

Orca

4.502 votes

Rank #53,281 PowderyIris

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oriental Sans Souci takes 3 of 4 categories.

Oriental Sans Souci
Choose it for a citrus and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Chypre 7
Choose it for a powdery and iris character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Oriental Sans Souci3/4

Chypre 70/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Oriental Sans Souci
Value for money: Oriental Sans Souci
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Oriental Sans Souci

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Oriental Sans SouciLe Jardin Retrouve

Chypre 7Orca

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.25/ 5 · 96 votes

Have 40%Had 9%Want 51%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 87%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

57%Love

20%Like

15%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

96 votes

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageOriental Sans Souci

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value54

¤ Price value50

Category winnerOriental Sans SouciBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

woody92%

aromatic84%

patchouli77%

fresh spicy69%

vanilla61%

powdery100%

iris92%

violet84%

earthy77%

amber69%

woody61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

BergamotLemonBasil

Heart2 to 4 hours

RoseYlang-YlangVanillaNeroliJasmine

Base5 to 8 hours

PatchouliOakmossTonka BeanAmbergris

Top

NeroliAldehydesGalbanumTangerineBergamotLemon

Heart

VioletIrisLavenderOrrisPetitgrainYlang-YlangButterBay Leaf

Base

BenzoinSpanish LabdanumOakmossAmberPatchouliCivettoneVetiverMusk

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lemon, Ylang-Ylang and Neroli. Durations are only published for Oriental Sans Souci, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer26

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night80

Spring67

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex62

Women18

Men50

Unisex25

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,492

PerfumerYuri Gutsatz

Launched—

Reviews17

Overall rank#53,281

PerfumerGib Osbert

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOriental Sans SouciHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Oriental Sans Souci by Le Jardin Retrouve opens with an energetic splash of sharp lemon, bergamot, and herbal basil that feels brisk and bright. That initial citrus sparkle quickly settles into an opulent heart of jasmine, creamy ylang-ylang, and sweet vanilla. Underneath, earthy patchouli, oakmoss, and ambergris buil…

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Orca Chypre 7 reinvents the classic mossy profile for modern tastes. It pairs a sharp blast of aldehydes and galbanum with a buttery, iris-rich heart, settling into a warm base of labdanum, oakmoss, and vetiver. This fragrance is built for those who appreciate heritage structures but want a clean, contemporary edge du…

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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, Oriental Sans Souci or Chypre 7?

Oriental Sans Souci takes 3 of 4 categories. Oriental Sans Souci is rated 4.25/5 from 96 votes; Chypre 7 is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Oriental Sans Souci for a citrus and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Chypre 7 for a powdery and iris character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Oriental Sans Souci or Chypre 7?

They last about the same: Oriental Sans Souci 70/100, Chypre 7 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Oriental Sans Souci or Chypre 7?

Projection is very close: Oriental Sans Souci 52/100, Chypre 7 50/100 for sillage.

Do Oriental Sans Souci and Chypre 7 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Ylang-Ylang and Neroli.

Is Oriental Sans Souci or Chypre 7 better for summer or winter?

Oriental Sans Souci suits daytime wear; Chypre 7 suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Oriental Sans Souci and Chypre 7?

Oriental Sans Souci has top notes of Bergamot, Lemon and Basil, heart notes of Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Vanilla and Neroli, a base of Patchouli, Oakmoss, Tonka Bean and Ambergris. Chypre 7 has top notes of Neroli, Aldehydes, Galbanum and Tangerine, heart notes of Violet, Iris, Lavender and Orris, a base of Benzoin, Spanish Labdanum, Oakmoss and Amber.