Fragrance comparison

Restful vs By Your Side

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

Updated 31 Oct 2026 72 ratings analysed

3 wins

Restful

Marks & Spencer

4.4219 votes

Rank #20,777 Fresh SpicyWoody

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52%scent match

Some overlap

By Your Side

TSU LANGE YOR

4.0453 votes

Rank #34,891 WoodyAmber

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Restful takes 3 of 5 categories.

Restful
Choose it for a fresh spicy and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
By Your Side
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Restful3/5

By Your Side2/5

Ratings & consensus: Restful
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: By Your Side
Sillage & projection: By Your Side
Value for money: Restful
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Restful

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

RestfulMarks & Spencer

By Your SideTSU LANGE YOR

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.42/ 5 · 19 votes

Have 55%Had 9%Want 36%

4.04/ 5 · 53 votes

Have 22%Had 2%Want 75%

Category winnerRestfulRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

42%Love

58%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

19 votes · too few to score

45%Love

30%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

53 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage40

♥ Love / hate86

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityBy Your Side

SillageBy Your Side

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value58

Category winnerRestfulBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh spicy100%

woody86%

rose72%

amber58%

warm spicy44%

aromatic30%

woody100%

amber92%

smoky84%

warm spicy77%

leather69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both woody, fresh spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Black PepperCedarwoodRoseFrankincense

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Pink PepperCardamomBlack Pepper

Heart

LeatherFrankincenseSmokeLabdanum

Base

CedarwoodCypriolWolfwood

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Cedarwood and Frankincense. Durations are only published for Restful, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring54

Summer46

Fall100

Winter69

Day100

Night88

Spring42

Summer32

Fall100

Winter63

Day77

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men7

Unisex87

Women7

Men35

Unisex54

Women12

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,777

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#34,891

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRestfulHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Restful by Marks & Spencer offers a quiet, grounding blend centered on dry woods and clean floral spice. The fragrance opens with a sharp burst of black pepper and resinous frankincense, introducing an aromatic freshness without any heavy sweetness. As the initial sharpness softens, an airy rose note emerges alongside…

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By Your Side opens with a dry kick of crushed black pepper, pink pepper, and green cardamom before revealing a dark heart of leather, frankincense, and birch-like smoke. TSU LANGE YOR built this 2025 release around a heavy woody foundation, anchoring the spices with cedarwood, earthy cypriol, and ambered labdanum. It …

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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, Restful or By Your Side?

Restful takes 3 of 5 categories. Restful is rated 4.42/5 from 19 votes; By Your Side is rated 4.04/5 from 53 votes. Choose Restful for a fresh spicy and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose By Your Side for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Restful or By Your Side?

By Your Side lasts longest (By Your Side 67/100, Restful 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Restful or By Your Side?

By Your Side projects furthest (By Your Side 55/100, Restful 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Restful and By Your Side smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fresh spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Cedarwood and Frankincense.

Is Restful or By Your Side better for summer or winter?

Restful suits daytime wear; By Your Side suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Restful and By Your Side?

Restful features Black Pepper, Cedarwood, Rose and Frankincense. By Your Side has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom and Black Pepper, heart notes of Leather, Frankincense, Smoke and Labdanum, a base of Cedarwood, Cypriol and Wolfwood.