Fragrance comparison

Royal Agar vs Gimgembre

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 5 ratings analysed

1 wins

Royal Agar

Deraah Private

4.605 votes

Rank #49,043 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Gimgembre

Place des Lices

—0 votes

Rank #75,860 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Royal Agar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Royal Agar
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Gimgembre
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Royal Agar1/1

Gimgembre0/1

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: Royal Agar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Royal AgarDeraah Private

GimgembrePlace des Lices

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.60/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 64%Had 0%Want 36%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 14%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

40%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage85

♥ Love / hate90

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value85

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody92%

citrus84%

aromatic77%

earthy69%

musky61%

warm spicy100%

aromatic88%

citrus77%

herbal65%

fresh spicy53%

aquatic42%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both aromatic and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Pink PepperGrapefruitBergamotSaffronMint

Heart2-4 hrs

PatchouliLabdanumLeatherVetiver

Base6-10 hrs

AmberwoodOakmossAmberMusk

Top

CardamomArtemisiaLemonGrapefruitOrangeMint

Heart

ClovesWater Notes

Base

AmberwoodOakmossVetiverWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesGrapefruit, Mint, Vetiver and Amberwood. Durations are only published for Royal Agar, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer67

Fall0

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex80

Women0

Date 37%Party 30%Casual 17%Work 15%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,043

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#75,860

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerRoyal AgarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Royal Agar by Deraah Private delivers a bold contrast between bright zesty top notes and deep resinous woods. A brisk surge of pink pepper, sharp grapefruit, and cool mint hits the nose right away. Within thirty minutes, that sparkling top settles into rich leather, earthy vetiver, and smoky patchouli. Warm amberwood …

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Place des Lices Gimgembre is a crisp chypre fruity fragrance that blends bright citruses with a warm, spiced undertone. Sharp grapefruit and refreshing mint sparkle in the opening, leading to a core of water notes and cloves before settling into a dry oakmoss and vetiver base. It offers an uplifting, clean scent profi…

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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 Royal Agar and Gimgembre smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and citrus accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Mint, Vetiver and Amberwood.

Is Royal Agar or Gimgembre better for summer or winter?

Royal Agar suits evening wear; Gimgembre suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Royal Agar and Gimgembre?

Royal Agar has top notes of Pink Pepper, Grapefruit, Bergamot and Saffron, heart notes of Patchouli, Labdanum, Leather and Vetiver, a base of Amberwood, Oakmoss, Amber and Musk. Gimgembre has top notes of Cardamom, Artemisia, Lemon and Grapefruit, heart notes of Cloves and Water Notes, a base of Amberwood, Oakmoss, Vetiver and White Musk.