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Violet Leather vs Panthere

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

Updated 914 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Panthere takes 2 of 2 categories.

  • Violet Leather

    Choose it for a powdery and animalic character.

  • Panthere

    Choose it for a white floral and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Violet Leather0/2
Panthere2/2
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Panthere
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Panthere

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Violet LeatherMauzan
PanthereCartier
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.15/ 5 · 913 votes
Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
0%Love
100%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

50%Love
37%Like
3%Ok
10%Dislike
1%Hate

783 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hate75
⏱ Longevity79
〰 Sillage71
♥ Love / hate81
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value50
¤ Price value60
Category winnerPanthereBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
powdery100%
animalic92%
floral84%
fresh spicy77%
leather69%
violet61%
white floral100%
woody92%
powdery84%
amber77%
floral69%
animalic61%
Scent match35%Some overlap · both powdery, animalic and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Black PepperCorianderIncenseCumin
Heart
HeliotropeNarcissusLeatherViolet
Base
Animal notesTonka BeanSuedeIrisFlower Petals
Top
Orange BlossomMandarin OrangeLabdanumGingerRosePepperGrapefruit
Heart
TuberoseCarnationGardeniaYlang-YlangNutmegJasmineNarcissusHeliotrope
Base
CivetSandalwoodAmberOakmossVanillaTonka BeanIncensePatchouli
InformationalShared notesIncense, Heliotrope, Narcissus and Tonka Bean. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring36
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0
Unisex7
Women93
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#64,543

PerfumerMoellhausen

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#444

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews128

Category winnerPanthereHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Violet Leather reads as a powdery floral leather with a spicy, smoky opening and a softer, more cosmetic dry-down. Pepper, cumin and incense give the first spray some bite, then violet, heliotrope and iris smooth it into a plush suede effect. This looks best suited to someone who enjoys floral leather with an animalic…

Reviews →

Panthere by Cartier (1986) opens with a sharp burst of orange blossom, mandarin, and warm ginger that immediately commands attention. Within minutes, thick tuberose and narcotic gardenia take center stage, underpinned by a heavy base of oakmoss, dark civet, and golden amber. This is an unapologetic 1980s floral chypr…

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.

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Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Violet Leather or Panthere?

Panthere takes 2 of 2 categories. Violet Leather is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Panthere is rated 4.15/5 from 913 votes. Choose Violet Leather for a powdery and animalic character. Choose Panthere for a white floral and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Violet Leather and Panthere smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, animalic and floral accords. Common notes include Incense, Heliotrope, Narcissus and Tonka Bean.

What are the notes in Violet Leather and Panthere?

Violet Leather has top notes of Black Pepper, Coriander, Incense and Cumin, heart notes of Heliotrope, Narcissus, Leather and Violet, a base of Animal notes, Tonka Bean, Suede and Iris. Panthere has top notes of Orange Blossom, Mandarin Orange, Labdanum and Ginger, heart notes of Tuberose, Carnation, Gardenia and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Civet, Sandalwood, Amber and Oakmoss.

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