Fragrance comparison

Summer Nights vs Gilvan

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 0 ratings analysed

1 wins

Summer Nights

Laverne

—0 votes

Rank #74,966 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Gilvan

Kanebo

—0 votes

Rank #76,637

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Summer Nights takes 1 of 1 categories.

Summer Nights
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Gilvan
Choose it for its signature character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Summer Nights1/1

Gilvan0/1

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: Summer Nights

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Summer NightsLaverne

GilvanKanebo

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 31%Had 0%Want 69%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value100

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

citrus100%

aromatic91%

woody83%

white floral74%

amber65%

soft spicy56%

Not enough data

Scent match28%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Clary SageBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

Orange BlossomCedarwoodGeranium

Base6-8 hrs

AmberCashmeranMusk

Top

Green NotesClary SageAldehydesBergamotLemon

Heart

CarnationGeraniumGalbanumJasmineRose

Base

Russian LeatherSandalwoodAmbergrisCedarwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesClary Sage, Bergamot, Cedarwood and Geranium. Durations are only published for Summer Nights, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,966

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#76,637

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSummer NightsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Summer Nights by Laverne captures the relaxed sensation of walking outdoors just after sundown when the daytime heat begins to break. The scent starts with a bright splash of tart bergamot and aromatic clary sage that feels like a clean, crisp breeze against warm skin. As that initial citrus fizz settles, a smooth hea…

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Kanebo Gilvan opens with a crisp wave of lemon and aldehydes, settling quickly into a green, herbal core of clary sage and galbanum. As the hours pass, the scent dries down to a dry, structured Russian leather and cedarwood base. It is a traditional woody chypre built for crisp autumn mornings and formal business sett…

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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.

Do Summer Nights and Gilvan smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Clary Sage, Bergamot, Cedarwood and Geranium.

Is Summer Nights or Gilvan better for summer or winter?

Gilvan suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Summer Nights and Gilvan?

Summer Nights has top notes of Clary Sage and Bergamot, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Cedarwood and Geranium, a base of Amber, Cashmeran and Musk. Gilvan has top notes of Green Notes, Clary Sage, Aldehydes and Bergamot, heart notes of Carnation, Geranium, Galbanum and Jasmine, a base of Russian Leather, Sandalwood, Ambergris and Cedarwood.