Fragrance comparison

Royalty vs Sillage Suave

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 63 ratings analysed

3 wins

Royalty

Alexandria Fragrances

4.2660 votes

Rank #12,202 WoodyMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

82%scent match

Very similar

Sillage Suave

Manos Gerakinis

4.003 votes

Rank #57,819 MuskyGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Royalty takes 3 of 4 categories.

Royalty
Choose it for a woody and musky character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Sillage Suave
Choose it for a musky and green character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Royalty3/4

Sillage Suave1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Royalty
Sillage & projection: Sillage Suave
Value for money: Royalty
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Royalty

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

RoyaltyAlexandria Fragrances

Sillage SuaveManos Gerakinis

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.26/ 5 · 60 votes

Have 54%Had 7%Want 39%

4.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 6%Had 13%Want 81%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

30%Like

2%Ok

4%Dislike

4%Hate

47 votes

33%Love

33%Like

33%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityRoyalty

SillageSillage Suave

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price value50

Category winnerRoyaltyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

musky92%

citrus84%

powdery77%

aromatic69%

oud61%

musky100%

green91%

powdery83%

woody74%

aromatic65%

amber56%

Scent match82%Very similar · both musky, woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Pink PepperBergamotLemon

Heart

CedarGalbanumAngelica

Base

Agarwood (Oud)MuskSandalwood

Top20-30 mins

Pink PepperLemonSicilian Bergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

GalbanumAngelicaCedar

Base6-8+ hrs

SandalwoodAgarwood (Oud)Musk

InformationalShared notesPink Pepper, Bergamot, Lemon and Cedar. Durations are only published for Sillage Suave, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring83

Summer54

Fall100

Winter83

Day100

Night96

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night47

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men74

Unisex22

Women4

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Work 40%Casual 33%Date 18%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,202

PerfumerHany Hafez

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#57,819

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRoyaltyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Royalty opens with bright bergamot, lemon and pink pepper, then settles into cedar, green facets and a soft oud-musk base. It smells polished, woody and lightly powdery rather than heavy or animalic. This is a masculine-leaning scent for someone who wants fresh citrus up top with a darker, smoother drydown. It usually…

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Manos Gerakinis Sillage Suave delivers a brisk, botanical wood profile built for daily wear. It opens with sharp Sicilian bergamot and crackling pink pepper before settling into a dry, grassy heart of green galbanum and angelica root. Creamy sandalwood, clean musk, and a faint touch of dry cedarwood steady the drydown…

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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.

Which is better, Royalty or Sillage Suave?

Royalty takes 3 of 4 categories. Royalty is rated 4.26/5 from 60 votes; Sillage Suave is rated 4.00/5 from 3 votes. Choose Royalty for a woody and musky character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Sillage Suave for a musky and green character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Royalty or Sillage Suave?

They last about the same: Royalty 68/100, Sillage Suave 67/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Royalty or Sillage Suave?

Projection is very close: Sillage Suave 67/100, Royalty 65/100 for sillage.

Do Royalty and Sillage Suave smell similar?

Very similar: a 82% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Lemon and Cedar.

Is Royalty or Sillage Suave better for summer or winter?

Royalty suits day or night wear; Sillage Suave suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Royalty and Sillage Suave?

Royalty has top notes of Pink Pepper, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Cedar, Galbanum and Angelica, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Musk and Sandalwood. Sillage Suave has top notes of Pink Pepper, Lemon and Sicilian Bergamot, heart notes of Galbanum, Angelica and Cedar, a base of Sandalwood, Agarwood (Oud) and Musk.