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Tornado vs Wayward Charlie

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

Updated 31 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Wayward Charlie takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Tornado

    Choose it for a white floral and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

  • Wayward Charlie

    Choose it for a white floral and tuberose character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Tornado1/4
Wayward Charlie3/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Wayward Charlie
Sillage & projection
Tornado
Value for money
Wayward Charlie
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Wayward Charlie

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
TornadoExtract
Wayward CharliePARIS CORNER
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.50/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 31%Had 0%Want 69%
4.52/ 5 · 27 votes
Have 43%Had 2%Want 55%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

70%Love
22%Like
0%Ok
4%Dislike
4%Hate

27 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity73
〰 Sillage83
♥ Love / hate88
⏱ Longevity75
〰 Sillage67
♥ Love / hate88
Category winners

LongevityWayward Charlie

SillageTornado

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value67
¤ Price value88
Category winnerWayward CharlieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
white floral100%
sweet90%
fruity80%
vanilla70%
tuberose60%
patchouli50%
white floral100%
tuberose86%
tobacco72%
sweet58%
animalic44%
tropical30%
Scent match58%Closely related · both white floral, sweet and tuberose

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Red BerriesPralineTobacco
Heart
VanillaJasmineLily
Base
PatchouliTuberose
Top30 to 45 minutes
TobaccoBitter OrangeRed BerriesCaramel
Heart3 to 5 hours
TuberoseLilyOrchid
Base5 to 8 hours
Monoi OilPatchouliVanilla
InformationalShared notesRed Berries, Tobacco, Vanilla and Lily. Durations are only published for Wayward Charlie, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring50
Summer50
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring53
Summer24
Fall88
Winter100
Day47
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
Men29
Unisex33
Women38
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,937

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#14,422

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerWayward CharlieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Extract Tornado is a rich, cozy fragrance that opens with a bright burst of tart red berries blended with sweet praline and aromatic tobacco leaf. As the initial sweetness settles, creamy tuberose and white jasmine blossom across the heart, creating a lush floral core. A grounding base of earthy patchouli and warm van…

Reviews →

Wayward Charlie by PARIS CORNER is an intense oriental floral fragrance built around a thick, provocative core of tuberose and tobacco. It opens with an unapologetic clash of bitter orange, tart red berries, smoky tobacco, and rich caramel. This sharp, almost medicinal opening quickly softens as lush middle notes of t…

Reviews →
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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Tornado or Wayward Charlie?

Wayward Charlie takes 3 of 4 categories. Tornado is rated 4.50/5 from 4 votes; Wayward Charlie is rated 4.52/5 from 27 votes. Choose Tornado for a white floral and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Wayward Charlie for a white floral and tuberose character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Tornado or Wayward Charlie?

They last about the same: Wayward Charlie 75/100, Tornado 73/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Tornado or Wayward Charlie?

Tornado projects furthest (Tornado 83/100, Wayward Charlie 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tornado and Wayward Charlie smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, sweet and tuberose accords. Common notes include Red Berries, Tobacco, Vanilla and Lily.

Is Tornado or Wayward Charlie better for summer or winter?

Tornado suits day or night wear; Wayward Charlie suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tornado and Wayward Charlie?

Tornado has top notes of Red Berries, Praline and Tobacco, heart notes of Vanilla, Jasmine and Lily, a base of Patchouli and Tuberose. Wayward Charlie has top notes of Tobacco, Bitter Orange, Red Berries and Caramel, heart notes of Tuberose, Lily and Orchid, a base of Monoi Oil, Patchouli and Vanilla.

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