Fragrance comparison

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 vs After Hours

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 695 ratings analysed

4 wins

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013

Issey Miyake

3.83445 votes

Rank #27,217 FloralSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

After Hours

Oriflame

3.74250 votes

Rank #11,821 FruityPatchouli

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 takes 4 of 7 categories.

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
Choose it for a floral and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring.
After Hours
Choose it for a fruity and patchouli character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 20134/7

After Hours3/7

Ratings & consensus: Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
Community sentiment: Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
Longevity: Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
Sillage & projection: After Hours
Value for money: After Hours
Versatility: Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: After Hours

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Issey Miyake

After HoursOriflame

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.83/ 5 · 445 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

3.74/ 5 · 250 votes

Have 21%Had 63%Want 17%

Category winnerPleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Rating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

27%Love

49%Like

5%Ok

18%Dislike

1%Hate

445 votes

27%Love

46%Like

2%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

250 votes

Category winnerPleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Most positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityPleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013

SillageAfter Hours

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price value81

Category winnerAfter HoursBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

sweet91%

violet83%

powdery74%

vanilla65%

patchouli56%

fruity100%

patchouli92%

powdery84%

woody77%

fresh69%

floral61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both floral, powdery and patchouli

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

VioletMacarons

Heart

Sweet PeaPeony

Base

PatchouliVanilla

Top

Fruity NotesCassisCranberry

Heart

PeonyVioletJasmine

Base

PatchouliMuskVanilla

InformationalShared notesViolet, Peony, Patchouli 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

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter91

Day–

Night–

Spring49

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerPleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Most year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex2

Women98

Men0

Unisex4

Women96

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,217

PerfumerAurélien Guichard

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#11,821

PerfumerBernard Ellena

Launched—

Reviews13

Category winnerAfter HoursHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 centers on a bold violet opening dusted with sweet bakery macarons. Aurélien Guichard pairs this sugary floral start with a lush heart of sweet pea and peony, grounding the blend in earthy patchouli and vanilla. The scent wears loud and powdery, turning sugary floral notes into a rich …

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After Hours by Oriflame is a dark floral fruity fragrance for women created by perfumer Bernard Ellena in 2008. The scent opens with sharp cranberry and cassis, transitions into a heart of powdery violet and peony, and settles into an earthy patchouli and musk base. Designed for cool fall and winter evenings, it deliv…

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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.

Which is better, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 or After Hours?

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 takes 4 of 7 categories. Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 is rated 3.83/5 from 445 votes; After Hours is rated 3.74/5 from 250 votes. Choose Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 for a floral and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring. Choose After Hours for a fruity and patchouli character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 or After Hours?

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 lasts longest (Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 67/100, After Hours 64/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 or After Hours?

Projection is very close: After Hours 63/100, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 61/100 for sillage.

Do Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 and After Hours smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, powdery and patchouli accords. Common notes include Violet, Peony, Patchouli and Vanilla.

Is Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 or After Hours better for summer or winter?

For summer, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 is the stronger pick. For winter, After Hours is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 and After Hours?

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 has top notes of Violet and Macarons, heart notes of Sweet Pea and Peony, a base of Patchouli and Vanilla. After Hours has top notes of Fruity Notes, Cassis and Cranberry, heart notes of Peony, Violet and Jasmine, a base of Patchouli, Musk and Vanilla.