Fragrance comparison

Raku vs White House Garden

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 137 ratings analysed

1 wins

Raku

Les Bains Guerbois

3.74137 votes

Rank #15,992 MuskyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

White House Garden

Poesie

—0 votes

Rank #72,864 AromaticCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Raku takes 1 of 1 categories.

Raku
Choose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
White House Garden
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character.

Raku1/1

White House Garden0/1

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: Raku

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

RakuLes Bains Guerbois

White House GardenPoesie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.74/ 5 · 137 votes

Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 11%Had 11%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

37%Love

26%Like

15%Ok

16%Dislike

5%Hate

137 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage40

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

woody90%

amber80%

fresh spicy70%

powdery60%

aromatic50%

aromatic100%

citrus91%

musky83%

fruity74%

sweet65%

fresh spicy56%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both musky, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Black PepperLemon

Heart2-3 hrs

FigClary Sage

Base5-7 hrs

White MuskAmbroxanTexas Cedar

Notes

FigWhite MuskLemonThyme

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLemon, Fig and White Musk. Durations are only published for Raku, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter47

Day100

Night36

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men17

Unisex72

Women11

Work 37%Casual 34%Date 21%Party 8%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,992

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews17

Overall rank#72,864

PerfumerJoelle Nealy

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRakuHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Les Bains Guerbois Raku delivers a clean, modern skin scent inspired by the smooth, crackled surface of fired Japanese pottery. The fragrance opens with a gentle burst of zesty lemon dusted with freshly crushed black pepper, creating a crisp and breezy greeting rather than a sharp citrus sting. As the initial brightne…

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White House Garden opens with a sudden burst of sharp lemon zest and green thyme before settling into a soft, garden-fresh skin scent. As the initial citrus crispness fades, fresh fig introduces a subtle, green sweetness that keeps the blend from feeling like an kitchen herbal spice cabinet. The dry down turns pillowy…

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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.

Do Raku and White House Garden smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Lemon, Fig and White Musk.

Is Raku or White House Garden better for summer or winter?

Raku suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Raku and White House Garden?

Raku has top notes of Black Pepper and Lemon, heart notes of Fig and Clary Sage, a base of White Musk, Ambroxan and Texas Cedar. White House Garden features Fig, White Musk, Lemon and Thyme.