Fragrance comparison

Surhomme Transparent vs Vanille Cedrée

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 18 ratings analysed

Surhomme Transparent

Parfums de Nietzsche

4.006 votes

Rank #46,806 IrisPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Vanille Cedrée

Zenogati

4.5812 votes

Rank #38,962 VanillaPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vanille Cedrée takes 4 of 4 categories.

Surhomme Transparent
Choose it for a iris and powdery character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Vanille Cedrée
Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Surhomme Transparent0/4

Vanille Cedrée4/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Vanille Cedrée
Sillage & projection: Vanille Cedrée
Value for money: Vanille Cedrée
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Vanille Cedrée

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Surhomme TransparentParfums de Nietzsche

Vanille CedréeZenogati

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 23%Had 0%Want 77%

4.58/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 17%Had 2%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

17%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

75%Love

8%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity88

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate90

Category winners

LongevityVanille Cedrée

SillageVanille Cedrée

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value78

Category winnerVanille CedréeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

iris100%

powdery88%

warm spicy77%

woody65%

violet53%

floral42%

vanilla100%

powdery86%

violet72%

woody58%

floral44%

sweet30%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both powdery, violet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IrisGingerFlowersSpicy NotesWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

VioletFlowersIris

Heart

Vanilla AbsoluteVanilla

Base

Cedarwood

InformationalShared notesIris and Flowers. Durations are only published for Surhomme Transparent, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night45

Spring18

Summer0

Fall100

Winter73

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex80

Women0

Work 39%Casual 34%Date 19%Party 8%

Men0

Unisex67

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#46,806

PerfumerAnne Flipo

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#38,962

PerfumerBatiste Humeau

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVanille CedréeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Surhomme Transparent by Parfums de Nietzsche is an airy, powdery iris fragrance spiked with fresh grated ginger and dry cedar wood. The initial spray hits skin with brisk ginger spice and a pale citrus zing before yielding to an ethereal, cool floral heart. Iris takes center stage here. It smells clean, starch-crisp, …

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Vanille Cedrée by Zenogati opens with a cool snap of violet leaf and chalky iris powder, creating a refined floral top that feels structured rather than dewy. Within twenty minutes, the initial dryness yields to a dense heart of vanilla absolute, anchored firmly by clean cedarwood in the base. This scent excels in cr…

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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 is better, Surhomme Transparent or Vanille Cedrée?

Vanille Cedrée takes 4 of 4 categories. Surhomme Transparent is rated 4.00/5 from 6 votes; Vanille Cedrée is rated 4.58/5 from 12 votes. Choose Surhomme Transparent for a iris and powdery character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Vanille Cedrée for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Surhomme Transparent or Vanille Cedrée?

Vanille Cedrée lasts longest (Vanille Cedrée 88/100, Surhomme Transparent 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Surhomme Transparent or Vanille Cedrée?

Vanille Cedrée projects furthest (Vanille Cedrée 83/100, Surhomme Transparent 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Surhomme Transparent and Vanille Cedrée smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, violet and woody accords. Common notes include Iris and Flowers.

Is Surhomme Transparent or Vanille Cedrée better for summer or winter?

Surhomme Transparent suits daytime wear; Vanille Cedrée suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Surhomme Transparent and Vanille Cedrée?

Surhomme Transparent features Iris, Ginger, Flowers, Spicy Notes and Woody Notes. Vanille Cedrée has top notes of Violet, Flowers and Iris, heart notes of Vanilla Absolute and Vanilla, a base of Cedarwood.