Fragrance comparison

Vertigo vs Into The Woods

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 31 ratings analysed

1 wins

Vertigo

Scorpio

3.3431 votes

Rank #20,409 WoodyMossy

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Into The Woods

Algorithmic Perfumery

—0 votes

Rank #77,645 AmberAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vertigo takes 1 of 1 categories.

Vertigo
Choose it for a woody and mossy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Into The Woods
Choose it for a amber and aromatic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Vertigo1/1

Into The Woods0/1

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: Vertigo

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

VertigoScorpio

Into The WoodsAlgorithmic Perfumery

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.34/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 44%Had 37%Want 19%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

38%Like

14%Ok

10%Dislike

10%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate66

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value86

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

mossy91%

earthy83%

metallic74%

aromatic65%

powdery56%

amber100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

oud77%

earthy69%

marine61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both aromatic and earthy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Metallic notes

Heart

Fern

Base

OakmossSandalwood

Notes

White MuskOakmossPepperAmberResinWhite OudSea NotesMetallic notesChypre NotesFern

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMetallic notes, Fern and Oakmoss. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer25

Fall100

Winter63

Day100

Night86

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,409

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#77,645

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVertigoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Vertigo by Scorpio is a woody chypre that opens with sharp metallic notes. It quickly settles into a heart of fern, supported by a grounding base of oakmoss and sandalwood. This 1998 release captures a classic masculine style suitable for casual daily wear, particularly during the cooler days of fall and spring when i…

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Into The Woods by Algorithmic Perfumery is a fragrance for women and men. Into The Woods was launched in 2023.

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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 Vertigo and Into The Woods smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and earthy accords. Common notes include Metallic notes, Fern and Oakmoss.

Is Vertigo or Into The Woods better for summer or winter?

Vertigo suits daytime wear; Into The Woods suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vertigo and Into The Woods?

Vertigo has top notes of Metallic notes, heart notes of Fern, a base of Oakmoss and Sandalwood. Into The Woods features White Musk, Oakmoss, Pepper, Amber and Resin.