Pipe vs Psycho
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
20%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Psycho takes 3 of 4 categories.
PipeChoose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
PsychoChoose it for a soft spicy and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Pipe1/4
Psycho3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Psycho
- Sillage & projection
- Psycho
- Value for money
- Psycho
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Pipe
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
PipeTSVGA ParfumsPsychoMacabre ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.17/ 5 · 46 votes
Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%
4.25/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 24%Had 6%Want 71%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate59%Love
24%Like
4%Ok
2%Dislike
11%Hate
46 votes
25%Love
75%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
4 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityPsycho
SillagePsycho
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerPsychoBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothanimalic100%
warm spicy92%
musky84%
woody77%
amber69%
sweet61%
soft spicy100%
fruity92%
sweet84%
anis77%
almond69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy and sweet
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee
Heart
LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose
Base
CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax
Notes
LicoriceLycheeAlmondAniseBenzoinCoffeeYlang YlangTobaccoClovesAmber
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesTobacco, Benzoin and Coffee. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring0
Summer5
Fall76
Winter100
Day76
Night100
Spring25
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night67
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#33,588
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#56,136
PerfumerSabrina Macabre
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerPipeHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotPipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…
Reviews →Psycho by Macabre Parfums opens with a sharp burst of licorice and star anise before settling into a warm core of dark coffee and bitter almond. A soft sweetness from lychee cuts through the spicy cloves and resinous benzoin base. Designed for chilly autumn evenings, this unisex scent pairs best with leather jackets o…
Reviews →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, Pipe or Psycho?
Psycho takes 3 of 4 categories. Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes; Psycho is rated 4.25/5 from 4 votes. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Psycho for a soft spicy and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Pipe or Psycho?
They last about the same: Psycho 70/100, Pipe 68/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Pipe or Psycho?
Psycho projects furthest (Psycho 58/100, Pipe 48/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Pipe and Psycho smell similar?
Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and sweet accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Benzoin and Coffee.
Is Pipe or Psycho better for summer or winter?
Pipe suits evening wear; Psycho suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Pipe and Psycho?
Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet. Psycho features Licorice, Lychee, Almond, Anise and Benzoin.
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