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Rose With Insect vs La Fumée Alexandrie

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

Updated 153 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

La Fumée Alexandrie takes 4 of 5 categories.

  • Rose With Insect

    Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • La Fumée Alexandrie

    Choose it for a rose and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Rose With Insect1/5
La Fumée Alexandrie4/5
Ratings & consensus
La Fumée Alexandrie
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
La Fumée Alexandrie
Sillage & projection
La Fumée Alexandrie
Value for money
La Fumée Alexandrie
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Rose With Insect

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Rose With InsectPerfumer H
La Fumée AlexandrieMiller Harris
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.99/ 5 · 39 votes
Have 30%Had 5%Want 65%
4.16/ 5 · 114 votes
Have 43%Had 13%Want 45%
Category winnerLa Fumée AlexandrieRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
47%Love
29%Like
12%Ok
12%Dislike
0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

52%Love
29%Like
7%Ok
8%Dislike
4%Hate

114 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage59
♥ Love / hate78
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage67
♥ Love / hate79
Category winners

LongevityLa Fumée Alexandrie

SillageLa Fumée Alexandrie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value47
¤ Price value50
Category winnerLa Fumée AlexandrieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
citrus100%
musky90%
rose80%
fresh spicy70%
floral60%
white floral50%
rose100%
woody92%
amber84%
smoky77%
fresh spicy69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match32%Clearly different · both rose and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Calabrian bergamotItalian MandarinPeach
Heart
Tunisian NeroliRoseCardamom
Base
MuskPapyrusBirchSandalwood
Top
CuminLitchiItalian Mandarin
Heart
Turkish RoseIncenseGeraniumCinnamon
Base
Agarwood (Oud)PapyrusBirchAmberSandalwood
InformationalShared notesItalian Mandarin, Rose, Papyrus and Birch. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer50
Fall90
Winter50
Day100
Night63
Spring51
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men7
Unisex29
Women64
Men12
Unisex63
Women25
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,512

PerfumerLyn Harris

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#29,183

PerfumerLyn Harris, Mathieu Nardin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRose With InsectHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Rose With Insect is a bright, musky rose with citrus, neroli and a slightly strange textured edge. It opens fresh and watery, then settles into rose, soft musk, peach and cardamom, with papyrus, birch and sandalwood adding a drier shadow underneath. It reads more artistic than pretty, and more evolving than simple. S…

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La Fumée Alexandrie by Miller Harris opens with a sharp burst of cumin and bitter mandarin, quickly softened by a watery litchi note. It is a dry, woody rose that feels more like ancient parchment than a fresh garden bloom. As it settles on skin, a cold incense note emerges, wrapped in cinnamon and the smoky warmth of…

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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, Rose With Insect or La Fumée Alexandrie?

La Fumée Alexandrie takes 4 of 5 categories. Rose With Insect is rated 3.99/5 from 39 votes; La Fumée Alexandrie is rated 4.16/5 from 114 votes. Choose Rose With Insect for a citrus and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose La Fumée Alexandrie for a rose and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Rose With Insect or La Fumée Alexandrie?

They last about the same: La Fumée Alexandrie 72/100, Rose With Insect 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Rose With Insect or La Fumée Alexandrie?

La Fumée Alexandrie projects furthest (La Fumée Alexandrie 67/100, Rose With Insect 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Rose With Insect and La Fumée Alexandrie smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Italian Mandarin, Rose, Papyrus and Birch.

Is Rose With Insect or La Fumée Alexandrie better for summer or winter?

Rose With Insect suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Rose With Insect and La Fumée Alexandrie?

Rose With Insect has top notes of Calabrian bergamot, Italian Mandarin and Peach, heart notes of Tunisian Neroli, Rose and Cardamom, a base of Musk, Papyrus, Birch and Sandalwood. La Fumée Alexandrie has top notes of Cumin, Litchi and Italian Mandarin, heart notes of Turkish Rose, Incense, Geranium and Cinnamon, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Papyrus, Birch and Amber.

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