Fragrance comparison

Unfinished Business vs Victory of Paradise African Safari

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 7 ratings analysed

Unfinished Business

Art Brüt

3.003 votes

Rank #69,394 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

3 wins

Victory of Paradise African Safari

Milestone Perfumes

4.754 votes

Rank #45,831 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Victory of Paradise African Safari takes 3 of 4 categories.

Unfinished Business
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Victory of Paradise African Safari
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Unfinished Business0/4

Victory of Paradise African Safari3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Victory of Paradise African Safari
Value for money: Victory of Paradise African Safari
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Victory of Paradise African Safari

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Unfinished BusinessArt Brüt

Victory of Paradise African SafariMilestone Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

4.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 78%Had 0%Want 22%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

33%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate50

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageVictory of Paradise African Safari

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value100

Category winnerVictory of Paradise African SafariBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody91%

aromatic83%

fresh spicy74%

amber65%

oud56%

warm spicy100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

woody77%

earthy69%

leather61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both warm spicy, aromatic and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SandalwoodCardamomAgarwoodVetiverPepperAmberRoseOudTonka Bean

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CardamomCuminLeather

Heart

VetiverPatchouliSaffron

Base

BergamotAgarwoodMuskOud

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Agarwood, Vetiver and Oud. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer33

Fall100

Winter67

Day50

Night100

Spring67

Summer33

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men75

Unisex25

Women0

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#69,394

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#45,831

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVictory of Paradise African SafariHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Art Brüt Unfinished Business opens with sharp cardamom and cracked black pepper, giving a dry, prickling heat that instantly cuts through cool autumn air. The spice header shifts quickly into a dense cedar and vetiver heart, grounding the initial bite with clean woodiness. As the scent settles on skin, smoky agarwood…

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Victory of Paradise African Safari by Milestone Perfumes is an intense leather scent that opens with a dry punch of warm cardamom and earthy cumin. As it settles on the skin, the rough leather note softens, revealing a heart of grassy vetiver and dark patchouli. It is an adventurous choice for crisp autumn evenings, f…

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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.

Which is better, Unfinished Business or Victory of Paradise African Safari?

Victory of Paradise African Safari takes 3 of 4 categories. Unfinished Business is rated 3.00/5 from 3 votes; Victory of Paradise African Safari is rated 4.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Unfinished Business for a warm spicy and woody character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Victory of Paradise African Safari for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Unfinished Business or Victory of Paradise African Safari?

They last about the same: Unfinished Business 70/100, Victory of Paradise African Safari 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Unfinished Business or Victory of Paradise African Safari?

Victory of Paradise African Safari projects furthest (Victory of Paradise African Safari 75/100, Unfinished Business 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Unfinished Business and Victory of Paradise African Safari smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, aromatic and woody accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Agarwood, Vetiver and Oud.

Is Unfinished Business or Victory of Paradise African Safari better for summer or winter?

Unfinished Business suits evening wear; Victory of Paradise African Safari suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Unfinished Business and Victory of Paradise African Safari?

Unfinished Business features Sandalwood, Cardamom, Agarwood, Vetiver and Pepper. Victory of Paradise African Safari has top notes of Cardamom, Cumin and Leather, heart notes of Vetiver, Patchouli and Saffron, a base of Bergamot, Agarwood, Musk and Oud.