Fragrance comparison

Smuggler's Notch vs Le Sage

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 25 ratings analysed

2 wins

Smuggler's Notch

Folkwinds

3.2025 votes

Rank #22,674 GreenWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

Le Sage

Al Battash Luxury

—0 votes

Rank #67,959 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Smuggler's Notch takes 2 of 3 categories.

Smuggler's Notch
Choose it for a green and woody character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Le Sage
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money.

Smuggler's Notch2/3

Le Sage1/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Smuggler's Notch
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Le Sage
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Smuggler's Notch

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Smuggler's NotchFolkwinds

Le SageAl Battash Luxury

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.20/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 9%Had 9%Want 83%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

16%Like

4%Ok

20%Dislike

24%Hate

25 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate55

⏱ Longevity20

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevitySmuggler's Notch

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price value63

Category winnerLe SageBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

green100%

woody92%

fresh spicy84%

musky77%

aromatic69%

fruity61%

warm spicy100%

woody92%

vanilla84%

amber77%

citrus69%

fresh61%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HayFlouveNatural MuskAppleOakAgarwood (Oud)ClovesTobaccoSandalwoodPine tarBalsam FirCassis

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CitrusesApplePink PepperCardamom

Heart

ClovesPatchouliSaffronLabdanum

Base

Agarwood (Oud)VanillaTonka BeanSandalwood

InformationalShared notesApple, Agarwood (Oud), Cloves and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring20

Summer10

Fall100

Winter80

Day88

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men58

Unisex33

Women8

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,674

PerfumerJono Bornstein

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#67,959

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSmuggler's NotchHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Smuggler's Notch by Folkwinds opens with a sharp flash of tart apple and bruised green flouve grass before heavy forest resin takes control. Perfumer Jono Bornstein pairs crisp orchard fruit with dark pine tar, wet hay, and earthy agarwood, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of northern Vermont woods after autumn rain…

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Le Sage by Al Battash Luxury opens bright and juicy, with citrus and crisp apple lifted by pink pepper and cardamom. The heart turns darker and warmer, clove and patchouli threaded with saffron and resinous labdanum. In the dry-down, a woody oud-vanilla and tonka sweetness settles onto smooth sandalwood, reading warm-…

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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 lasts longer, Smuggler's Notch or Le Sage?

Smuggler's Notch lasts longest (Smuggler's Notch 77/100, Le Sage 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Smuggler's Notch and Le Sage smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Apple, Agarwood (Oud), Cloves and Sandalwood.

Is Smuggler's Notch or Le Sage better for summer or winter?

Smuggler's Notch suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Smuggler's Notch and Le Sage?

Smuggler's Notch features Hay, Flouve, Natural Musk, Apple and Oak. Le Sage has top notes of Citruses, Apple, Pink Pepper and Cardamom, heart notes of Cloves, Patchouli, Saffron and Labdanum, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Sandalwood.