Fragrance comparison

Supernova vs Best You Ever Had

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 84 ratings analysed

1 wins

Supernova

Andrea Maack

3.6884 votes

Rank #15,965 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

47%scent match

Some overlap

Best You Ever Had

Albatross

—0 votes

Rank #77,114 LavenderLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Supernova takes 1 of 1 categories.

Supernova
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Best You Ever Had
Choose it for a lavender and leather character.

Supernova1/1

Best You Ever Had0/1

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: Supernova

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

SupernovaAndrea Maack

Best You Ever HadAlbatross

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.68/ 5 · 84 votes

Have 27%Had 7%Want 66%

—/ 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

19%Love

45%Like

21%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

84 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value32

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody90%

aromatic80%

leather70%

oud60%

cinnamon50%

lavender100%

leather92%

aromatic84%

warm spicy77%

vanilla69%

amber61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both warm spicy, aromatic and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomCinnamonSaffron

Heart

CedarwoodCypressLavender

Base

LeatherOudVetiver

Top

GrapefruitBergamotMugwortGrass

Heart

LavenderCardamomSaffronCinnamonNutmegRose

Base

LeatherTonka BeanVanillaAmberOudSandalwoodPatchouliCedarwood

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Cinnamon, Saffron and Cedarwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring19

Summer11

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men39

Unisex55

Women6

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,965

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#77,114

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSupernovaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Andrea Maack Supernova balances sharp cold-weather spices with a dark undercurrent of leather and oud. Cardamom and cinnamon pop at first spray, before settling into a dry, woody base of cypress and cedarwood. It offers a distinct option for those seeking a cool-season signature that steers clear of standard gourmand …

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Albatross Best You Ever Had is a woody spicy unisex scent built around lavender and leather, with an aromatic, warm-spiced heart. It opens bright and green, grapefruit and bergamot over grass and mugwort, then turns into lavender with cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, nutmeg and a soft rose edge. The dry-down reads richer …

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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 Supernova and Best You Ever Had smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, aromatic and leather accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Cinnamon, Saffron and Cedarwood.

What are the notes in Supernova and Best You Ever Had?

Supernova has top notes of Cardamom, Cinnamon and Saffron, heart notes of Cedarwood, Cypress and Lavender, a base of Leather, Oud and Vetiver. Best You Ever Had has top notes of Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mugwort and Grass, heart notes of Lavender, Cardamom, Saffron and Cinnamon, a base of Leather, Tonka Bean, Vanilla and Amber.