Fragrance comparison

Palm Royale vs Bahar

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 445 ratings analysed

Palm Royale

Christian Alexander · 2025

—0 votes

Rank #66,157 CitrusMarine

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Bahar

The Spirit of Dubai

4.30445 votes

Rank #23,252 CitrusFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bahar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Palm Royale
Choose it for a citrus and marine character.
Bahar
Choose it for a citrus and fresh character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Palm Royale0/1

Bahar1/1

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: Bahar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Palm RoyaleChristian Alexander

BaharThe Spirit of Dubai

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.30/ 5 · 445 votes

Have 40%Had 9%Want 51%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

60%Love

21%Like

9%Ok

9%Dislike

1%Hate

445 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value32

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

marine92%

aromatic84%

fresh spicy77%

fruity69%

aquatic61%

citrus100%

fresh92%

woody84%

aquatic77%

aromatic69%

ozonic61%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both citrus, aromatic and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

White GrapefruitSicilian BergamotOrangeBlack PepperIrisBlack currant leaf

Heart2-4 hrs

Bulgarian RoseJasmineMelonAppleBlack Currant

Base6-8+ hrs

Sea NotesCedarMuskHaitian Vetiver

Top

Sea NotesCitrusesOzonic notesWatery NotesBitter OrangeSpicy NotesGingerLime

Heart

SpicesSandalwoodViolet LeafLotusCyclamenCedarVanillaJasmine

Base

Precious WoodsAmberMuskVetiverAgarwood (Oud)PatchouliImmortelle

InformationalShared notesJasmine, Sea Notes, Cedar and Musk. Durations are only published for Palm Royale, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night37

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter30

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Casual 39%Work 32%Date 18%Party 11%

Men47

Unisex47

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,157

PerfumerAndrea de Lassus

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,252

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBaharHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Palm Royale by Christian Alexander hits the air with an immediate, bracing splash of chilled white grapefruit and sharp Sicilian bergamot. The citrus sparkles instantly. A tiny prickle of crushed black pepper cuts right through the juicy orange sweetness, keeping the opening crisp rather than sugary. Within twenty min…

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Bahar opens with an intense blast of salty sea notes, bitter orange, and sour lime. The ozonic freshness strikes cold and almost medicinal at first spray before settling into a dense core of cardamom, violet leaf, and sandalwood. As the hours pass, dark agarwood and amber push through the watery surface. Designed for …

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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 Palm Royale and Bahar smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, aromatic and aquatic accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Sea Notes, Cedar and Musk.

Is Palm Royale or Bahar better for summer or winter?

Palm Royale suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Palm Royale and Bahar?

Palm Royale has top notes of White Grapefruit, Sicilian Bergamot, Orange and Black Pepper, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine, Melon and Apple, a base of Sea Notes, Cedar, Musk and Haitian Vetiver. Bahar has top notes of Sea Notes, Citruses, Ozonic notes and Watery Notes, heart notes of Spices, Sandalwood, Violet Leaf and Lotus, a base of Precious Woods, Amber, Musk and Vetiver.