Fragrance comparison

Vanguard vs La Vie en Blue

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

Vanguard

Alfred Lane

—0 votes

Rank #69,808 WoodyWarm Spicy

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49%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

La Vie en Blue

Borsalino

4.002 votes

Rank #60,304 AmberFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

La Vie en Blue takes 1 of 1 categories.

Vanguard
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear.
La Vie en Blue
Choose it for a amber and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Vanguard0/1

La Vie en Blue1/1

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: La Vie en Blue

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

VanguardAlfred Lane

La Vie en BlueBorsalino

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

4.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 17%Had 8%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

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%

warm spicy30%

amber100%

floral83%

woody65%

warm spicy48%

animalic30%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SpicesWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Floral NotesAmberSpicesWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSpices and Woodsy Notes. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#69,808

PerfumerRafael Hernandez

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#60,304

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLa Vie en BlueHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Vanguard by Alfred Lane is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Vanguard was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Rafael Hernandez.

Reviews →

La Vie en Blue reads as a warm woody spicy scent with an amber-led core and a soft floral lift. It opens refined rather than loud, then settles into a smooth mix of spice, woods and warmth that feels classic, dressed-up, and slightly old-school. This looks best suited to men who like tidy, polished fragrances over bri…

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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.