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Sublime Elevation vs Soma

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

Updated 125 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Soma takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Sublime Elevation

    Choose it for a woody and vanilla character.

  • Soma

    Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Sublime Elevation0/1
Soma1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Soma

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Sublime ElevationThe Dua Brand
SomaNoème
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
1.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 50%Had 25%Want 25%
4.13/ 5 · 124 votes
Have 33%Had 11%Want 56%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
0%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

45%Love
34%Like
12%Ok
6%Dislike
2%Hate

124 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hate0
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage57
♥ Love / hate78
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value41
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
vanilla92%
warm spicy84%
sweet77%
aromatic69%
floral61%
vanilla100%
sweet92%
rum84%
amber77%
warm spicy69%
caramel61%
Scent match45%Some overlap · both vanilla, sweet and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Top
Tonka BeanHeliotrope
Heart
VanillaCaramelCacao
Base
RumSuedeLabdanum
InformationalShared notesHeliotrope, Vanilla, Cacao and Rum. Durations are only published for Sublime Elevation, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring33
Summer12
Fall98
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men11
Unisex64
Women25
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#80,360

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#12,182

PerfumerAmelie Bourgeois

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerSomaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sublime Elevation by The Dua Brand offers a rich, boozy gourmand experience centred on sweet vanilla, dark cacao, and aged liquor. Released as an Extrait de Parfum, it opens with an aromatic burst of mint paired alongside deep splashes of rum and whiskey. As it settles, powdery heliotrope softens the composition, weav…

Reviews →

Noème Soma opens with a splash of tonka bean and powdery heliotrope, showing subtle bitter almond and cherry undertones right out of the bottle. Within twenty minutes, dark cacao and warm caramel melt into the composition, softening the initial aromatic bite. The base relies on boozy rum, labdanum resin, and smooth su…

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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Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Sublime Elevation or Soma?

Soma takes 1 of 1 categories. Sublime Elevation is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes; Soma is rated 4.13/5 from 124 votes. Choose Sublime Elevation for a woody and vanilla character. Choose Soma for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Sublime Elevation and Soma smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Heliotrope, Vanilla, Cacao and Rum.

What are the notes in Sublime Elevation and Soma?

Sublime Elevation features Bourbon Vetiver, Black Elder, Heliotrope, Vanilla and Incense. Soma has top notes of Tonka Bean and Heliotrope, heart notes of Vanilla, Caramel and Cacao, a base of Rum, Suede and Labdanum.

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