Fragrance comparison

Sez vs Equator Blue

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 26 ratings analysed

3 wins

Sez

Mallo

3.9522 votes

Rank #40,775 GreenAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

Equator Blue

Milestone Perfumes

4.754 votes

Rank #47,399 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sez takes 3 of 4 categories.

Sez
Choose it for a green and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.
Equator Blue
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Sez3/4

Equator Blue1/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

SezMallo

Equator BlueMilestone Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.95/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 21%Had 5%Want 74%

4.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 43%Had 7%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

32%Like

5%Ok

9%Dislike

9%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevitySez

SillageSez

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price value100

Category winnerEquator BlueBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

green100%

aromatic88%

tobacco77%

woody65%

fresh spicy53%

sweet42%

fruity100%

sweet92%

aromatic84%

floral77%

tobacco69%

honey61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both aromatic, tobacco and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

MateGreen NotesTobaccoWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

MateCardamomBergamot

Heart

PlumOsmanthusJasmine

Base

TobaccoHoneyVanillaSandalwood

InformationalShared notesMate and Tobacco. Durations are only published for Sez, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer60

Fall70

Winter60

Day70

Night100

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men73

Unisex27

Women0

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#40,775

PerfumerAntonio Lasheras

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#47,399

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSezHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sez by Mallo delivers a dark, rustic profile built around steeped mate tea, dry tobacco, and deeply resinous woody notes. Formulated at a concentrated twenty-eight percent strength, it opens with an intense blast of aromatic green notes that evoke crushed wild foliage and damp forest undergrowth. As the sharp botanica…

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Equator Blue is a sweet aromatic fougere with a fruity heart and a warm tobacco-honey base. Mate, cardamom and bergamot give the opening a green, spicy lift before plum, osmanthus and jasmine soften it into something rounder and more floral. It suits shoppers who want an affordable unisex scent that feels noticeable, …

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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, Sez or Equator Blue?

Sez takes 3 of 4 categories. Sez is rated 3.95/5 from 22 votes; Equator Blue is rated 4.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Sez for a green and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Equator Blue for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Sez or Equator Blue?

Sez lasts longest (Sez 80/100, Equator Blue 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Sez or Equator Blue?

Sez projects furthest (Sez 73/100, Equator Blue 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Sez and Equator Blue smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, tobacco and sweet accords. Common notes include Mate and Tobacco.

Is Sez or Equator Blue better for summer or winter?

Sez suits evening wear; Equator Blue suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sez and Equator Blue?

Sez features Mate, Green Notes, Tobacco and Woody Notes. Equator Blue has top notes of Mate, Cardamom and Bergamot, heart notes of Plum, Osmanthus and Jasmine, a base of Tobacco, Honey, Vanilla and Sandalwood.