Polish Potatoes vs Cilice
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
36%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Polish Potatoes takes 5 of 7 categories.
Polish PotatoesChoose it for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.
CiliceChoose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Polish Potatoes5/7
Cilice2/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Polish Potatoes
- Community sentiment
- Cilice
- Longevity
- Polish Potatoes
- Sillage & projection
- Polish Potatoes
- Value for money
- Polish Potatoes
- Versatility
- Cilice
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Polish Potatoes
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Polish PotatoesBohobocoCiliceEuphorium BrooklynWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.83/ 5 · 367 votes
Have 81%Had 19%Want 0%
3.87/ 5 · 75 votes
Have 20%Had 17%Want 62%
Category winnerPolish PotatoesRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate34%Love
37%Like
15%Ok
11%Dislike
3%Hate
289 votes
31%Love
44%Like
9%Ok
13%Dislike
3%Hate
75 votes
Category winnerCiliceMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityPolish Potatoes
SillagePolish Potatoes
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerPolish PotatoesBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothearthy100%
warm spicy88%
amber77%
patchouli65%
woody53%
vanilla42%
amber100%
woody92%
leather84%
smoky77%
warm spicy69%
animalic61%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
BeetrootLeatherWheatPineGrass
Heart
PotatoCloveRoseHeliotrope
Base
Earthy NotesPatchouliSoil TinctureAmberOudVanillaBenzoinHay
Notes
OlibanumBirchCedarLeatherBeeswaxelemiBenzoinCastoreumLabdanumCloveAgarwood (Oud)Honey
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesLeather, Clove and Benzoin. Durations are only published for Cilice, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring57
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring37
Summer26
Fall100
Winter89
Day100
Night100
Category winnerCiliceMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#5,020
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews40
Overall rank#18,716
PerfumerStephen Dirkes
Launched—
Reviews6
Category winnerPolish PotatoesHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotPolish Potatoes is an earthy, spicy unisex scent built around beetroot, damp soil, patchouli and a surprisingly warm ambered sweetness. It opens green and rooty, then settles into something darker, loamy and resinous, with hay, vanilla and honey softening the rough edges. This is a niche statement fragrance for people…
Reviews →Cilice by Euphorium Brooklyn smells like campfire smoke floating over mountain cedar and sweet golden honeycomb. It opens with a quick flash of peppery elemi and sharp olibanum incense. Soon after, warm beeswax and birch tar roll across the skin. Do not fear the leather note here. It is gentle, soft, and worn in like …
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, Polish Potatoes or Cilice?
Polish Potatoes takes 5 of 7 categories. Polish Potatoes is rated 3.83/5 from 367 votes; Cilice is rated 3.87/5 from 75 votes. Choose Polish Potatoes for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter. Choose Cilice for a amber and woody character. Wins on community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Polish Potatoes or Cilice?
They last about the same: Polish Potatoes 81/100, Cilice 80/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Polish Potatoes or Cilice?
Polish Potatoes projects furthest (Polish Potatoes 69/100, Cilice 51/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Polish Potatoes and Cilice smell similar?
Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Leather, Clove and Benzoin.
Is Polish Potatoes or Cilice better for summer or winter?
For summer, Cilice is the stronger pick. For winter, Polish Potatoes is the stronger pick. Cilice suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Polish Potatoes and Cilice?
Polish Potatoes has top notes of Beetroot, Leather, Wheat and Pine, heart notes of Potato, Clove, Rose and Heliotrope, a base of Earthy Notes, Patchouli, Soil Tincture and Amber. Cilice features Olibanum, Birch, Cedar, Leather and Beeswax.
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