Polish Potatoes vs Wald
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
30%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3.
Polish PotatoesChoose it for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
WaldChoose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Polish Potatoes3/7
Wald3/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Wald
- Community sentiment
- Wald
- Longevity
- Tie
- Sillage & projection
- Polish Potatoes
- Value for money
- Polish Potatoes
- Versatility
- Wald
- 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 PotatoesBohobocoWaldEuphorium BrooklynWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.83/ 5 · 367 votes
Have 81%Had 19%Want 0%
4.12/ 5 · 96 votes
Have 58%Had 42%Want 0%
Category winnerWaldRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate34%Love
37%Like
15%Ok
11%Dislike
3%Hate
289 votes
42%Love
42%Like
4%Ok
13%Dislike
0%Hate
96 votes
Category winnerWaldMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTie
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%
woody100%
aromatic92%
fresh spicy84%
smoky77%
earthy69%
amber61%
Scent match30%Clearly different · both earthy, woody and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
BeetrootLeatherWheatPineGrass
Heart
PotatoCloveRoseHeliotrope
Base
Earthy NotesPatchouliSoil TinctureAmberOudVanillaBenzoinHay
Notes
FirSmokeOlibanumelemiVetiverThujaCastoreumSoil TinctureMaple syrupJuniperMossFern
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesSoil Tincture. Durations are only published for Wald, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring57
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring50
Summer25
Fall100
Winter97
Day100
Night79
Category winnerWaldMost 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#9,294
PerfumerStephen Dirkes
Launched—
Reviews24
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 →Wald by Euphorium Brooklyn smells like standing inside a dense pine grove beside a slow-burning campfire. The green punch hits immediately. Bitter fir needles, resinous elemi, and dark birch tar lead the opening charge before mellowing into rich soil and damp fern. A drizzle of sweet maple syrup balances the bitter wo…
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 Wald?
No clear winner: the 7 categories split 3–3. Polish Potatoes is rated 3.83/5 from 367 votes; Wald is rated 4.12/5 from 96 votes. Choose Polish Potatoes for a earthy and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Wald for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Polish Potatoes or Wald?
They last about the same: Polish Potatoes 81/100, Wald 81/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Polish Potatoes or Wald?
Polish Potatoes projects furthest (Polish Potatoes 69/100, Wald 53/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Polish Potatoes and Wald smell similar?
Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share earthy, woody and amber accords. Common notes include Soil Tincture.
Is Polish Potatoes or Wald better for summer or winter?
For summer, Wald is the stronger pick. For winter, Polish Potatoes is the stronger pick. Wald suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Polish Potatoes and Wald?
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. Wald features Fir, Smoke, Olibanum, elemi and Vetiver.
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