Fragrance comparison

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X vs Cigarettes After

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 22 ratings analysed

3 wins

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X

The Dua Brand

3.754 votes

Rank #53,199 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Cigarettes After

Antonio Maretti

3.5618 votes

Rank #47,915 LeatherWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X takes 3 of 4 categories.

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.
Cigarettes After
Choose it for a leather and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X3/4

Cigarettes After1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X
Sillage & projection: Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X
Value for money: Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Cigarettes After

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen XThe Dua Brand

Cigarettes AfterAntonio Maretti

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 45%Had 18%Want 36%

3.56/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 40%Had 13%Want 47%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

28%Love

33%Like

17%Ok

11%Dislike

11%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate64

Category winners

LongevityPoseidon’s Fortune for Gen X

SillagePoseidon’s Fortune for Gen X

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value35

Category winnerPoseidon’s Fortune for Gen XBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet92%

musky84%

amber77%

fruity69%

floral61%

leather100%

woody92%

smoky84%

fruity77%

aromatic69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both woody and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Pink PepperPineapplePatchouliAmbroxanOakmossHoneyMuskGreen NotesTonka BeanAmbergrisCashmeranBergamot

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Black CurrantPineappleBergamotApple

Heart

BirchJuniperPatchouliJasmine

Base

OakmossVanilla BeanAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesPineapple, Patchouli, Oakmoss and Musk. Durations are only published for Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter50

Day79

Night100

Spring82

Summer45

Fall73

Winter100

Day100

Night90

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 30%Casual 27%Party 25%Work 19%

Men87

Unisex13

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#53,199

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#47,915

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerCigarettes AfterHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X by The Dua Brand takes the crisp, smoky pineapple signature of Creed Aventus and collides it head-on with the rich honey and sweet pipe tobacco of Xerjoff Naxos. The opening hits with tart bergamot, juicy apple, and bright black currant, before softening into a heart of sweet golden honey,…

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Cigarettes After is a smoky, birch-heavy fruity chypre that leans masculine and fairly dry. It opens with black currant, pineapple, bergamot, and apple, but the greener woods, birch, and mossy base seem to shape the wear more than the fruit. On skin, it looks geared toward someone who likes an Aventus-style idea with …

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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, Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X or Cigarettes After?

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X takes 3 of 4 categories. Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X is rated 3.75/5 from 4 votes; Cigarettes After is rated 3.56/5 from 18 votes. Choose Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Cigarettes After for a leather and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X or Cigarettes After?

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X lasts longest (Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X 73/100, Cigarettes After 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X or Cigarettes After?

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X projects furthest (Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X 67/100, Cigarettes After 44/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X and Cigarettes After smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and fruity accords. Common notes include Pineapple, Patchouli, Oakmoss and Musk.

Is Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X or Cigarettes After better for summer or winter?

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X suits evening wear; Cigarettes After suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X and Cigarettes After?

Poseidon’s Fortune for Gen X features Pink Pepper, Pineapple, Patchouli, Ambroxan and Oakmoss. Cigarettes After has top notes of Black Currant, Pineapple, Bergamot and Apple, heart notes of Birch, Juniper, Patchouli and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Vanilla Bean, Amber and Musk.