Fragrance comparison

Taipan vs Tough

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 1 ratings analysed

1 wins

Taipan

Marilyn Miglin

—0 votes

Rank #68,816 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Tough

Perfume and Skin

1.001 votes

Rank #74,755 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Taipan takes 1 of 1 categories.

Taipan
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Tough
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character.

Taipan1/1

Tough0/1

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: Taipan

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

TaipanMarilyn Miglin

ToughPerfume and Skin

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 6%Had 0%Want 94%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 18%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate0

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus91%

musky83%

aromatic74%

fresh65%

fresh spicy56%

woody100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

fresh77%

conifer69%

citrus61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both woody, aromatic and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LemonFirDriftwoodMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

FirPetitgrainCardamomOrangeLemon

Heart

RosemaryJasmineRoseLily-of-the-Valley

Base

OakmossBrazilian RosewoodVetiverMusk

InformationalShared notesLemon, Fir and Musk. Durations are only published for Taipan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,816

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#74,755

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerTaipanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Taipan by Marilyn Miglin delivers an outdoor, brisk profile centered on clean woods and crisp fruit. It opens with sharp lemon that quickly introduces a green conifer edge through forest fir. As the initial brightness settles, weathered driftwood provides a dry, airy timber foundation softened by smooth musk. Communit…

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Tough by Perfume and Skin is a green, woody chypre built around fir, petitgrain, herbs, moss and dry woods. It opens brisk and aromatic, with citrus and cardamom adding lift before the floral heart softens the edges. The dry-down is the main reason to try it: oakmoss, vetiver, rosewood and musk give it a clean, outdoo…

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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 Taipan and Tough smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, aromatic and citrus accords. Common notes include Lemon, Fir and Musk.

What are the notes in Taipan and Tough?

Taipan features Lemon, Fir, Driftwood and Musk. Tough has top notes of Fir, Petitgrain, Cardamom and Orange, heart notes of Rosemary, Jasmine, Rose and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Oakmoss, Brazilian Rosewood, Vetiver and Musk.