Fragrance comparison

Purification vs Deja Vu

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 7 ratings analysed

Purification

Hersip

—0 votes

Rank #81,825 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Deja Vu

Phuong Dang

4.147 votes

Rank #56,293 FloralYellow Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Deja Vu takes 1 of 1 categories.

Purification
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Deja Vu
Choose it for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Purification0/1

Deja Vu1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Deja Vu

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

PurificationHersip

Deja VuPhuong Dang

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

4.14/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 17%Had 6%Want 77%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

57%Love

29%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

14%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet90%

musky80%

yellow floral70%

fruity60%

powdery50%

floral100%

yellow floral92%

marine84%

powdery77%

ozonic69%

sweet61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both yellow floral, sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Ylang-YlangPearMuskWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

HyacinthPearRed Berries

Heart

MagnoliaSea waterMimosaOzonic notesYlang-YlangCyclamenHawthorn

Base

MuskVanillaOakmoss

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Pear and Musk. 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

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer40

Fall40

Winter20

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#81,825

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#56,293

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDeja VuHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Purification by Hersip opens with crisp, juicy pear that quickly blends into creamy ylang-ylang petals and clean, skin-soft musk. Grounded by a subtle backdrop of cedar-like woody notes, this fragrance delivers an airy, breezy island feel that stays clean rather than sugary. It works effortlessly as a daytime staple f…

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Deja Vu by Phuong Dang is a creative unisex floral composition built by Bertrand Duchaufour. It balances the bright, green crispness of hyacinth and pear with a salty, aquatic heart, grounded by a soft base of musk and vanilla. This fragrance feels like a crisp, cold morning thaw, offering a unique, atmospheric experi…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Purification and Deja Vu smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share yellow floral, sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Pear and Musk.

Is Purification or Deja Vu better for summer or winter?

Purification suits day or night wear; Deja Vu suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Purification and Deja Vu?

Purification features Ylang-Ylang, Pear, Musk and Woody Notes. Deja Vu has top notes of Hyacinth, Pear and Red Berries, heart notes of Magnolia, Sea water, Mimosa and Ozonic notes, a base of Musk, Vanilla and Oakmoss.