Fragrance comparison

Résiste ! vs Mystic Scent

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 51 ratings analysed

Résiste !

Pascal Morabito

3.9843 votes

Rank #37,234 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Mystic Scent

Cigar

4.008 votes

Rank #49,496 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Résiste !
Choose it for a citrus and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Mystic Scent
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Résiste !2/4

Mystic Scent2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mystic Scent
Sillage & projection: Mystic Scent
Value for money: Résiste !
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Résiste !

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Résiste !Pascal Morabito

Mystic ScentCigar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.98/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 45%Had 18%Want 37%

4.00/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 16%Had 24%Want 61%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

58%Like

7%Ok

7%Dislike

2%Hate

43 votes

25%Love

63%Like

0%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity45

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity51

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityMystic Scent

SillageMystic Scent

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value84

¤ Price value50

Category winnerRésiste !Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

woody86%

aromatic72%

musky58%

powdery44%

fresh spicy30%

amber100%

woody92%

balsamic84%

smoky77%

warm spicy69%

tobacco61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

LemonBergamotTangerine

Heart

elemiAmber

Base

CedarMuskPatchouli

Top15 to 30 minutes

GrapefruitPink PepperelemiLemonTangerine

Heart2 to 3 hours

IncenseOlibanumTobaccoGuaiac Wood

Base3 to 5 hours

PatchouliAgarwood (Oud)AmberLabdanumBourbon VanillaAmyrisMusk

InformationalShared notesLemon, Tangerine, elemi and Amber. Durations are only published for Mystic Scent, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer93

Fall80

Winter40

Day100

Night27

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter80

Day25

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex38

Women59

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#37,234

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#49,496

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerRésiste !Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pascal Morabito Résiste ! opens with a bright splash of lemon, bergamot, and sweet tangerine. Instead of taking the usual route into heavy floral middle notes, the scent pivots straight into piney elemi resin and warm amber. As the citrus sparkle softens after thirty minutes, clean cedarwood and quiet patchouli take …

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Mystic Scent by Cigar delivers a dark, resinous woody profile wrapped in sharp citrus and dry smoke. It opens with an immediate burst of grapefruit, lemon, and tangerine paired with the pepperiness of pink pepper and elemi resin. The initial brightness gives way quickly to a dense core of incense, olibanum, tobacco, a…

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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.

Which is better, Résiste ! or Mystic Scent?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Résiste ! is rated 3.98/5 from 43 votes; Mystic Scent is rated 4.00/5 from 8 votes. Choose Résiste ! for a citrus and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Mystic Scent for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Résiste ! or Mystic Scent?

Mystic Scent lasts longest (Mystic Scent 51/100, Résiste ! 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Résiste ! or Mystic Scent?

Mystic Scent projects furthest (Mystic Scent 55/100, Résiste ! 43/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Résiste ! and Mystic Scent smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Lemon, Tangerine, elemi and Amber.

Is Résiste ! or Mystic Scent better for summer or winter?

Résiste ! suits daytime wear; Mystic Scent suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Résiste ! and Mystic Scent?

Résiste ! has top notes of Lemon, Bergamot and Tangerine, heart notes of elemi and Amber, a base of Cedar, Musk and Patchouli. Mystic Scent has top notes of Grapefruit, Pink Pepper, elemi and Lemon, heart notes of Incense, Olibanum, Tobacco and Guaiac Wood, a base of Patchouli, Agarwood (Oud), Amber and Labdanum.