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Rahassanai vs Chypre Palatin

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

Updated 1,845 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chypre Palatin takes 5 of 7 categories.

  • Rahassanai

    Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.

  • Chypre Palatin

    Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Rahassanai2/7
Chypre Palatin5/7
Ratings & consensus
Chypre Palatin
Community sentiment
Chypre Palatin
Longevity
Chypre Palatin
Sillage & projection
Chypre Palatin
Value for money
Rahassanai
Versatility
Rahassanai
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Chypre Palatin

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
RahassanaiPrin
Chypre PalatinMDCI Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.19/ 5 · 59 votes
Have 30%Had 11%Want 59%
4.44/ 5 · 1,786 votes
Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%
Category winnerChypre PalatinRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
46%Love
34%Like
14%Ok
7%Dislike
0%Hate

59 votes

64%Love
23%Like
6%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate

1,786 votes

Category winnerChypre PalatinMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity76
〰 Sillage58
♥ Love / hate80
⏱ Longevity84
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate86
Category winners

LongevityChypre Palatin

SillageChypre Palatin

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value39
¤ Price value38
Category winnerRahassanaiBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
aromatic92%
fresh spicy84%
musky77%
floral69%
green61%
amber100%
leather92%
sweet84%
warm spicy77%
green69%
powdery61%
Scent match10%Clearly different · both green

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
CamphorWestern Skunk CabbageAgarwood (Oud)Black Currant BlossomAldehydesLavenderPine tarCastoreumSpruceMyrhhCypriol Oil or NagarmothaViolet Leaf

No top / heart / base split published

Top
GalbanumAldehydesClementineLabdanumHyacinthLavenderSage
Heart
PlumRoseIrisJasmineGardenia
Base
Tolu BalsamOakmossCastoreumBenzoinLeatherImmortelleVanillaStyrax
InformationalShared notesAldehydes, Lavender and Castoreum. Durations are only published for Rahassanai, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring43
Summer30
Fall100
Winter78
Day60
Night100
Spring85
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerRahassanaiMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men55
Unisex45
Women0
Men36
Unisex53
Women11
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,064

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#82

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews200

Category winnerChypre PalatinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Rahassanai by Prin is a dense, challenging woody perfume that merges pungent herbal greenery with raw animalic depth. Created by independent perfumer Prin Lomros, the scent opens with sharp camphor, bitter galbanum, and aromatic basil before revealing a complex core of pine tar, agarwood, and castoreum. Subtle florals…

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Chypre Palatin is a rich, old-school chypre with a warm amber heart, green galbanum bite, powdery florals, plum sweetness, moss, leather, and balsamic depth. Wearers often describe it as elegant, complex, vintage-leaning, and unusually memorable. It is best sampled first. The same dense sweetness, animalic warmth, du…

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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, Rahassanai or Chypre Palatin?

Chypre Palatin takes 5 of 7 categories. Rahassanai is rated 4.19/5 from 59 votes; Chypre Palatin is rated 4.44/5 from 1,786 votes. Choose Rahassanai for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Chypre Palatin for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Rahassanai or Chypre Palatin?

Chypre Palatin lasts longest (Chypre Palatin 84/100, Rahassanai 76/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Rahassanai or Chypre Palatin?

Chypre Palatin projects furthest (Chypre Palatin 70/100, Rahassanai 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Rahassanai and Chypre Palatin smell similar?

Clearly different: a 10% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Lavender and Castoreum.

Is Rahassanai or Chypre Palatin better for summer or winter?

For summer, Rahassanai is the stronger pick. For winter, Chypre Palatin is the stronger pick. Rahassanai suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Rahassanai and Chypre Palatin?

Rahassanai features Camphor, Western Skunk Cabbage, Agarwood (Oud), Black Currant Blossom and Aldehydes. Chypre Palatin has top notes of Galbanum, Aldehydes, Clementine and Labdanum, heart notes of Plum, Rose, Iris and Jasmine, a base of Tolu Balsam, Oakmoss, Castoreum and Benzoin.

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