Sortilege Elixir vs Zibeline
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
31%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Zibeline takes 5 of 7 categories.
Sortilege ElixirChoose it for a powdery and yellow floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
ZibelineChoose it for a aromatic and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall.
Sortilege Elixir2/7
Zibeline5/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Zibeline
- Community sentiment
- Zibeline
- Longevity
- Zibeline
- Sillage & projection
- Sortilege Elixir
- Value for money
- Zibeline
- Versatility
- Sortilege Elixir
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Zibeline
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Sortilege ElixirLe GalionZibelineWeilWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.94/ 5 · 31 votes
Have 20%Had 12%Want 68%
4.44/ 5 · 156 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
Category winnerZibelineRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate45%Love
32%Like
0%Ok
16%Dislike
6%Hate
31 votes
56%Love
38%Like
1%Ok
4%Dislike
1%Hate
156 votes
Category winnerZibelineMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityZibeline
SillageSortilege Elixir
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerZibelineBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothpowdery100%
yellow floral92%
floral84%
fresh77%
iris69%
white floral61%
aromatic100%
powdery92%
musky84%
woody77%
animalic69%
sweet61%
Scent match31%Clearly different · both powdery
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
IrisAldehydesMimosaVetiverJasmineMuskLilacNarciussusLily-of-the-ValleyYlang-YlangRoseSandalwood
No top / heart / base split published
Top
AldehydesTarragonCorianderBergamotLemon
Heart
IrisJasmineYlang-YlangRoseGardeniaLily-of-the-Valley
Base
CivetHoneyMuskSandalwoodTonka BeanVetiverAmber
InformationalShared notesIris, Aldehydes, Vetiver and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Sortilege Elixir, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer56
Fall89
Winter78
Day100
Night71
Spring46
Summer26
Fall100
Winter97
Day–
Night–
Category winnerSortilege ElixirMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#37,924
PerfumerMarie Duchêne
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#3,530
PerfumerClaude Fraysse
Launched—
Reviews30
Category winnerZibelineHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotSortilege Elixir by Le Galion revives vintage French perfumery through a dense bouquet of powdery florals, sparkling aldehydes, and warm woods. Created by perfumer Marie Duchêne in 2015 as a richer concentration of the house's historic 1936 release, the scent opens with a crisp burst of soapy aldehydes and citrus acce…
Reviews →Weil Zibeline opens with a sharp flash of aldehydes alongside tarragon and bergamot. It was originally created to scent fur coats, and that plush legacy shows in how the fragrance warms on skin. As it settles, ylang-ylang and iris emerge, wrapping the herbal top notes in a dense, powdery floral blanket. The base revea…
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, Sortilege Elixir or Zibeline?
Zibeline takes 5 of 7 categories. Sortilege Elixir is rated 3.94/5 from 31 votes; Zibeline is rated 4.44/5 from 156 votes. Choose Sortilege Elixir for a powdery and yellow floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Zibeline for a aromatic and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall.
Which lasts longer, Sortilege Elixir or Zibeline?
Zibeline lasts longest (Zibeline 80/100, Sortilege Elixir 68/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Sortilege Elixir or Zibeline?
Projection is very close: Sortilege Elixir 67/100, Zibeline 66/100 for sillage.
Do Sortilege Elixir and Zibeline smell similar?
Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery accords. Common notes include Iris, Aldehydes, Vetiver and Jasmine.
Is Sortilege Elixir or Zibeline better for summer or winter?
For summer, Sortilege Elixir is the stronger pick. For winter, Zibeline is the stronger pick. Sortilege Elixir suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Sortilege Elixir and Zibeline?
Sortilege Elixir features Iris, Aldehydes, Mimosa, Vetiver and Jasmine. Zibeline has top notes of Aldehydes, Tarragon, Coriander and Bergamot, heart notes of Iris, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and Rose, a base of Civet, Honey, Musk and Sandalwood.
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