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Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 vs Nude

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

Updated 6 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Santal Melody 闲听檀吟

    Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Nude

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

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟3/4
Nude1/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Santal Melody 闲听檀吟
Sillage & projection
Santal Melody 闲听檀吟
Value for money
Santal Melody 闲听檀吟
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Nude

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Santal Melody 闲听檀吟Boitown 冰希黎
NudeFURIOSA®
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.00/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%
4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 4%Had 4%Want 91%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
0%Love
50%Like
25%Ok
0%Dislike
25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate50
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate88
Category winners

LongevitySantal Melody 闲听檀吟

SillageSantal Melody 闲听檀吟

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value75
¤ Price value50
Category winnerSantal Melody 闲听檀吟Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
powdery86%
musky72%
floral58%
aromatic44%
warm spicy30%
powdery100%
floral92%
woody84%
sweet77%
vanilla69%
musky61%
Scent match62%Closely related · both powdery, woody and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Ambrette
Heart
Carrot Seeds
Base
HelvetolideSandalwoodCedarwoodVanillin
Top15-30 mins
FigCarrot Seeds
Heart2-4 hrs
PoppyAmbretteIris
Base6-8 hrs
HeliotropeCedarwoodSandalwoodTonka Bean
InformationalShared notesAmbrette, Carrot Seeds, Sandalwood and Cedarwood. Durations are only published for Nude, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer100
Fall0
Winter0
Day100
Night–
Spring100
Summer100
Fall0
Winter0
Day100
Night39
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men33
Unisex67
Women0
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
Work 38%Casual 33%Date 21%Party 8%
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#64,942

PerfumerCoralie Spicher, Fabrice Pellegrin

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#56,168

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNudeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

A soft, woody sandalwood scent with a powdery musk finish, Santal Melody opens with ambrette, then turns drier and more textured through carrot seed, cedarwood, and vanilla. It reads calm, clean, and lightly creamy rather than rich or sweet. This is the kind of unisex woody fragrance that may suit quiet daily wear, es…

Reviews →

Nude by FURIOSA is an intimate, powdery skin scent that opens with a surprising combination of crisp green fig and earthy carrot seeds. That vegetal opening flash settles within ten minutes into a soft, velvety heart of floral poppy, warm ambrette seed musk, and cool iris root. The scent feels like clean linen warmed …

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 or Nude?

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 takes 3 of 4 categories. Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 is rated 3.00/5 from 4 votes; Nude is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Nude for a powdery and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 or Nude?

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 lasts longest (Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 70/100, Nude 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 or Nude?

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 projects furthest (Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 63/100, Nude 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 and Nude smell similar?

Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, woody and floral accords. Common notes include Ambrette, Carrot Seeds, Sandalwood and Cedarwood.

Is Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 or Nude better for summer or winter?

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 suits daytime wear; Nude suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 and Nude?

Santal Melody 闲听檀吟 has top notes of Ambrette, heart notes of Carrot Seeds, a base of Helvetolide, Sandalwood, Cedarwood and Vanillin. Nude has top notes of Fig and Carrot Seeds, heart notes of Poppy, Ambrette and Iris, a base of Heliotrope, Cedarwood, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean.

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