Sahara vs Pipe
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
34%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Sahara takes 3 of 4 categories.
SaharaChoose it for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
PipeChoose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Sahara3/4
Pipe1/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Sahara
- Sillage & projection
- Sahara
- Value for money
- Sahara
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Pipe
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
SaharaExtractPipeTSVGA ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.67/ 5 · 6 votes
Have 29%Had 14%Want 57%
4.17/ 5 · 46 votes
Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate67%Love
33%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
6 votes · too few to score
59%Love
24%Like
4%Ok
2%Dislike
11%Hate
46 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevitySahara
SillageSahara
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerSaharaBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothvanilla100%
warm spicy90%
sweet80%
cacao70%
amber60%
tobacco50%
animalic100%
warm spicy92%
musky84%
woody77%
amber69%
sweet61%
Scent match34%Clearly different · both warm spicy, sweet and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
VanillaCocoa
Heart
Red PepperTobacco
Base
Tonka BeanWoody NotesSpices
Top
TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee
Heart
LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose
Base
CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax
InformationalShared notesVanilla, Tobacco, Woody Notes and Spices. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring20
Summer20
Fall100
Winter100
Day33
Night100
Spring0
Summer5
Fall76
Winter100
Day76
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#43,129
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#33,588
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerPipeHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotSahara by Extract opens with a delicious swirl of sweet vanilla and dry cocoa powder, creating an instant feeling of a warm bakery on a freezing winter afternoon. As it settles onto the skin, a kick of red pepper and cured tobacco leaf cuts through the initial dessert-like sweetness, keeping the scent grounded and sop…
Reviews →Pipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…
Reviews →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, Sahara or Pipe?
Sahara takes 3 of 4 categories. Sahara is rated 4.67/5 from 6 votes; Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes. Choose Sahara for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Sahara or Pipe?
Sahara lasts longest (Sahara 80/100, Pipe 68/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Sahara or Pipe?
Sahara projects furthest (Sahara 92/100, Pipe 48/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Sahara and Pipe smell similar?
Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, sweet and amber accords. Common notes include Vanilla, Tobacco, Woody Notes and Spices.
Is Sahara or Pipe better for summer or winter?
Sahara suits evening wear; Pipe suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Sahara and Pipe?
Sahara has top notes of Vanilla and Cocoa, heart notes of Red Pepper and Tobacco, a base of Tonka Bean, Woody Notes and Spices. Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet.
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