Fragrance comparison

This Is Not A Pipe vs Reverie

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 113 ratings analysed

2 wins

This Is Not A Pipe

Demeter Fragrance

3.77110 votes

Rank #14,909 TobaccoWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

56%scent match

Closely related

Reverie

Luviane

3.333 votes

Rank #63,909 TobaccoTuberose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

This Is Not A Pipe takes 2 of 3 categories.

This Is Not A Pipe
Choose it for a tobacco and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Reverie
Choose it for a tobacco and tuberose character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, evening wear.

This Is Not A Pipe2/3

Reverie1/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Reverie
Sillage & projection: This Is Not A Pipe
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: This Is Not A Pipe

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

This Is Not A PipeDemeter Fragrance

ReverieLuviane

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.77/ 5 · 110 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

3.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

49%Like

5%Ok

17%Dislike

3%Hate

110 votes

0%Love

33%Like

67%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate58

Category winners

LongevityReverie

SillageThis Is Not A Pipe

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

woody83%

sweet65%

whiskey48%

fruity30%

tobacco100%

tuberose91%

white floral83%

woody74%

sweet65%

rum56%

Scent match56%Closely related · both tobacco, woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

TobaccoWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

TuberoseBalsamic NotesTobaccoWoody NotesRum

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco and Woody Notes. Durations are only published for This Is Not A Pipe, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring24

Summer11

Fall100

Winter74

Day97

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men35

Unisex65

Women0

Casual 40%Date 28%Work 18%Party 14%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,909

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews19

Overall rank#63,909

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerThis Is Not A PipeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Demeter This Is Not A Pipe captures the exact aroma of unlit sweet tobacco leaves resting inside a warm briarwood pipe. The fragrance starts with a quick flash of solvent alcohol before settling into rich cured tobacco, dark dried cherries, and aged woody notes. You get a subtle splash of whiskey warmth in the backgro…

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Reverie by Luviane is a tuberose-forward floral with a darker, moodier twist. The white floral heart is wrapped in tobacco, woods, rum, and balsamic warmth, so it reads richer and more seductive than a clean daytime bouquet. This looks best suited to evening wear and to anyone who enjoys heady florals with a sweet, sl…

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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, This Is Not A Pipe or Reverie?

This Is Not A Pipe takes 2 of 3 categories. This Is Not A Pipe is rated 3.77/5 from 110 votes; Reverie is rated 3.33/5 from 3 votes. Choose This Is Not A Pipe for a tobacco and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Reverie for a tobacco and tuberose character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, evening wear.