Fragrance comparison

Quercia vs Motion

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 34 ratings analysed

Quercia

Professor

—0 votes

Rank #79,649 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Motion

ART Perfume

4.0534 votes

Rank #18,764 WoodySmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Motion takes 1 of 1 categories.

Quercia
Choose it for a woody and amber character.
Motion
Choose it for a woody and smoky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Quercia0/1

Motion1/1

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: Motion

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

QuerciaProfessor

MotionART Perfume

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

4.05/ 5 · 34 votes

Have 7%Had 0%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · 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

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate60

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value61

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber83%

smoky65%

powdery48%

lactonic30%

woody100%

smoky91%

rum83%

leather74%

amber65%

warm spicy56%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both woody, smoky and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Woody NotesIncense

Heart2 to 4 hours

MilkSandalwoodCedar

Base4 to 7 hours

Guaiac WoodAmber

Top

IncenseLeatherGrapefruitMandarinMilkCumin

Heart

Guaiac WoodVetiverSaffronCitrusSuede

Base

RumMossAmbroxanVanillaMuskStyrax

InformationalShared notesIncense, Milk and Guaiac Wood. Durations are only published for Quercia, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring50

Summer0

Fall50

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,649

PerfumerMoellhausen

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#18,764

PerfumerJoseph J.

Launched—

Reviews16

Category winnerMotionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Quercia by Professor centers on a quiet balance between smoky resins and soothing woods. The fragrance opens with dry incense and rustic woody notes, creating an immediate sense of warm hearth smoke. As the first wave settles, a core of smooth milk softens the sharper edges of cedar and creamy sandalwood. The texture …

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Motion opens with creamy milk, grapefruit and mandarin, then quickly pulls into smoke, leather and dry woods. It reads warm, textured and slightly boozy rather than bright or playful. The listed notes suggest a unisex oriental woody scent with a smooth suede heart and an ambery, mossy drydown. If you enjoy smoky leath…

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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 Quercia and Motion smell similar?

Some overlap: a 48% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, smoky and amber accords. Common notes include Incense, Milk and Guaiac Wood.

Is Quercia or Motion better for summer or winter?

Motion suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Quercia and Motion?

Quercia has top notes of Woody Notes and Incense, heart notes of Milk, Sandalwood and Cedar, a base of Guaiac Wood and Amber. Motion has top notes of Incense, Leather, Grapefruit and Mandarin, heart notes of Guaiac Wood, Vetiver, Saffron and Citrus, a base of Rum, Moss, Ambroxan and Vanilla.