Fragrance comparison

Pruning Shears vs Grezzo (d'eleganza)

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 59 ratings analysed

3 wins

Pruning Shears

Demeter Fragrance

3.8444 votes

Rank #22,456 RoseGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Grezzo (d'eleganza)

Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

4.2015 votes

Rank #36,423 WoodySmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pruning Shears takes 3 of 5 categories.

Pruning Shears
Choose it for a rose and green character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Grezzo (d'eleganza)
Choose it for a woody and smoky character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Pruning Shears3/5

Grezzo (d'eleganza)2/5

Ratings & consensus: Grezzo (d'eleganza)
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Grezzo (d'eleganza)
Sillage & projection: Pruning Shears
Value for money: Pruning Shears
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Pruning Shears

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pruning ShearsDemeter Fragrance

Grezzo (d'eleganza)Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 44 votes

Have 27%Had 5%Want 68%

4.20/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 24%Had 5%Want 71%

Category winnerGrezzo (d'eleganza)Rating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

23%Love

57%Like

7%Ok

9%Dislike

5%Hate

44 votes

33%Love

53%Like

13%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityGrezzo (d'eleganza)

SillagePruning Shears

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value71

¤ Price value50

Category winnerPruning ShearsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

green86%

metallic72%

fresh58%

mineral44%

floral30%

woody100%

smoky92%

green84%

citrus77%

fresh69%

amber61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both green and fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

RoseGrassMetallic notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

IncenseWoody NotesGrassCastoreumBergamotNeroliVanillaRose

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesRose and Grass. Durations are only published for Pruning Shears, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer73

Fall27

Winter20

Day100

Night24

Spring100

Summer33

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women88

Casual 44%Work 34%Date 14%Party 7%

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,456

PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#36,423

PerfumerDominique Dubrana

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerPruning ShearsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Demeter Pruning Shears smells like clipping fresh garden roses on a cool spring morning. The opening hits with crisp green grass and wet rose stems. A sharp, cold trace of steel cuts through the damp air. It feels raw and clean. You get crushed plant leaves and dewy petals rather than heavy cosmetic powder. The metall…

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Grezzo (d'eleganza) wears like dry, elegant woods with a smoky incense sheen, brightened by a surprisingly fresh green grass note. A soft balsamic warmth sits underneath, with a distinctive vanilla that smooths the rough edges rather than turning it sugary. Give it time, it can open austere and then bloom after about …

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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, Pruning Shears or Grezzo (d'eleganza)?

Pruning Shears takes 3 of 5 categories. Pruning Shears is rated 3.84/5 from 44 votes; Grezzo (d'eleganza) is rated 4.20/5 from 15 votes. Choose Pruning Shears for a rose and green character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Grezzo (d'eleganza) for a woody and smoky character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.