Fragrance comparison

Pineapple Vintage Noir vs Pineapple Vintage Intense

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 467 ratings analysed

Pineapple Vintage Noir

Parfums Vintage

3.9773 votes

Rank #17,251 FruityLeather

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83%scent match

Very similar

6 wins

Pineapple Vintage Intense

Parfums Vintage

4.26394 votes

Rank #2,376 FruitySweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pineapple Vintage Intense takes 6 of 8 categories.

Pineapple Vintage Noir
Choose it for a fruity and leather character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Pineapple Vintage Intense
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Pineapple Vintage Noir2/8

Pineapple Vintage Intense6/8

Ratings & consensus: Pineapple Vintage Intense
Community sentiment: Pineapple Vintage Intense
Longevity: Pineapple Vintage Intense
Sillage & projection: Pineapple Vintage Noir
Value for money: Pineapple Vintage Intense
Versatility: Pineapple Vintage Noir
Note pyramid (duration): Pineapple Vintage Intense
Fragranxe ranking: Pineapple Vintage Intense

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pineapple Vintage NoirParfums Vintage

Pineapple Vintage IntenseParfums Vintage

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.97/ 5 · 73 votes

Have 40%Had 15%Want 46%

4.26/ 5 · 394 votes

Have 40%Had 13%Want 47%

Category winnerPineapple Vintage IntenseRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

33%Like

3%Ok

18%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

62%Love

19%Like

5%Ok

13%Dislike

2%Hate

394 votes

Category winnerPineapple Vintage IntenseMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityPineapple Vintage Intense

SillagePineapple Vintage Noir

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price value44

Category winnerPineapple Vintage IntenseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

leather92%

woody84%

sweet77%

smoky69%

fresh61%

fruity100%

sweet92%

leather84%

tropical77%

fresh69%

smoky61%

Scent match83%Very similar · both fruity, leather and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

BirchPineappleApple

Heart2 to 3 hours

CassisBergamotRoseJasmine

Base5 to 8 hours

AmbergrisVanillaPatchouli

Top30 to 45 minutes

PineappleApple

Heart2 to 3 hours

BergamotJasmineRose

Base6 to 8 hours

BirchMuskAmbergrisPatchouliVanilla

Category winnerPineapple Vintage IntenseLongest dry-down: 6 to 8 hours

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring96

Summer96

Fall100

Winter74

Day100

Night86

Spring100

Summer99

Fall63

Winter24

Day100

Night67

Category winnerPineapple Vintage NoirMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men83

Unisex17

Women0

Men71

Unisex24

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,251

PerfumerDamien Stammers

Launched—

Reviews13

Overall rank#2,376

PerfumerDamien Stammers

Launched—

Reviews140

Category winnerPineapple Vintage IntenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pineapple Vintage Noir by Parfums Vintage is a smoky, fruity Eau de Parfum that puts a dark twist on classic chypre traditions. Created by perfumer Damien Stammers in 2016, this unisex scent centres on tart, ripe pineapple, crisp apple, and dry birch wood that runs through every stage of development. The bright, juicy…

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Pineapple Vintage Intense by Parfums Vintage is a chypre fruity fragrance built around an assertive, juicy pineapple note paired with crisp apple. Launched in 2017 as an Eau de Parfum, it opens with a burst of sweet tropical fruit before settling into a brighter heart of bergamot, rose, and jasmine. As the initial swe…

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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, Pineapple Vintage Noir or Pineapple Vintage Intense?

Pineapple Vintage Intense takes 6 of 8 categories. Pineapple Vintage Noir is rated 3.97/5 from 73 votes; Pineapple Vintage Intense is rated 4.26/5 from 394 votes. Choose Pineapple Vintage Noir for a fruity and leather character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Pineapple Vintage Intense for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Pineapple Vintage Noir or Pineapple Vintage Intense?

Pineapple Vintage Intense lasts longest (Pineapple Vintage Intense 70/100, Pineapple Vintage Noir 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Pineapple Vintage Noir or Pineapple Vintage Intense?

Projection is very close: Pineapple Vintage Noir 65/100, Pineapple Vintage Intense 64/100 for sillage.

Do Pineapple Vintage Noir and Pineapple Vintage Intense smell similar?

Very similar: a 83% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, leather and sweet accords. Common notes include Birch, Pineapple, Apple and Bergamot.

Is Pineapple Vintage Noir or Pineapple Vintage Intense better for summer or winter?

For summer, Pineapple Vintage Intense is the stronger pick. For winter, Pineapple Vintage Noir is the stronger pick. Pineapple Vintage Noir suits daytime wear; Pineapple Vintage Intense suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pineapple Vintage Noir and Pineapple Vintage Intense?

Pineapple Vintage Noir has top notes of Birch, Pineapple and Apple, heart notes of Cassis, Bergamot, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Ambergris, Vanilla and Patchouli. Pineapple Vintage Intense has top notes of Pineapple and Apple, heart notes of Bergamot, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Birch, Musk, Ambergris and Patchouli.