Fragrance comparison

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 vs Sailor Black

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 447 ratings analysed

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013

Issey Miyake

3.83445 votes

Rank #27,217 FloralSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Sailor Black

Aurora Scents

3.002 votes

Rank #63,989 WoodyPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sailor Black takes 3 of 4 categories.

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
Choose it for a floral and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Sailor Black
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money.

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 20131/4

Sailor Black3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Issey Miyake

Sailor BlackAurora Scents

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.83/ 5 · 445 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 23%Had 0%Want 77%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevitySailor Black

SillageSailor Black

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price value75

Category winnerSailor BlackBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

sweet91%

violet83%

powdery74%

vanilla65%

patchouli56%

woody100%

powdery92%

violet84%

warm spicy77%

aromatic69%

floral61%

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

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

VioletMacarons

Heart

Sweet PeaPeony

Base

PatchouliVanilla

Top

VioletBergamotSageIris

Heart

SandalwoodPatchouliCedarwoodVetiverPeony

Base

White MuskVanillaBenzoinAmber

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–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex2

Women98

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,217

PerfumerAurélien Guichard

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#63,989

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Higher 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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Sailor Black by Aurora Scents is a woody, powdery men's fragrance built around violet, bergamot, iris, sandalwood, patchouli and clean musk. It opens fresh and floral-green, then settles into dry woods, earthy patchouli and a soft amber-vanilla base. The style feels modern, masculine and noticeable, with enough sweetn…

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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 Sailor Black?

Sailor Black takes 3 of 4 categories. Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 is rated 3.83/5 from 445 votes; Sailor Black is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 for a floral and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Sailor Black for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money.

Which lasts longer, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 or Sailor Black?

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

Which projects more, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 or Sailor Black?

Sailor Black projects furthest (Sailor Black 75/100, Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 and Sailor Black smell similar?

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

What are the notes in Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 and Sailor Black?

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. Sailor Black has top notes of Violet, Bergamot, Sage and Iris, heart notes of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cedarwood and Vetiver, a base of White Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin and Amber.