Fragrance comparison

Wakely vs Your DNA

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 90 ratings analysed

Wakely

Abercrombie & Fitch

4.2789 votes

Rank #9,511 CitrusSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

Your DNA

Sir Parfumer DNA 2030

4.001 votes

Rank #60,657 WoodyFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Wakely
Choose it for a citrus and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Your DNA
Choose it for a woody and fresh character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Wakely1/2

Your DNA1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Your DNA
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Wakely

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

WakelyAbercrombie & Fitch

Your DNASir Parfumer DNA 2030

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.27/ 5 · 89 votes

Have 39%Had 19%Want 41%

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

49%Love

39%Like

1%Ok

9%Dislike

1%Hate

89 votes

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage88

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageYour DNA

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value54

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

sweet83%

white floral65%

fresh48%

amber30%

woody100%

fresh90%

amber80%

citrus70%

white floral60%

fresh spicy50%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both citrus, fresh and white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CitrusesSweet NotesJasmineAmber

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Woody NotesAmber

Heart

JasmineSaffronCitruses

Base

Balsam FirCedar

InformationalShared notesCitruses, Jasmine and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer83

Fall58

Winter42

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex20

Women80

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,511

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#60,657

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerWakelyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Wakely by Abercrombie & Fitch is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women. Wakely was launched in 2009.

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Your DNA reads as a bright woody amber with a clean, modern shape. The opening looks built around dry woods and amber, then softens with saffron, jasmine and a citrus lift before settling into fir and cedar. If you like fresh-leaning woody scents with some warmth underneath, this looks like an easy unisex style to sam…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Wakely or Your DNA?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1. Wakely is rated 4.27/5 from 89 votes; Your DNA is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Wakely for a citrus and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Your DNA for a woody and fresh character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Which projects more, Wakely or Your DNA?

Your DNA projects furthest (Your DNA 88/100, Wakely 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Wakely and Your DNA smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh and white floral accords. Common notes include Citruses, Jasmine and Amber.

What are the notes in Wakely and Your DNA?

Wakely features Citruses, Sweet Notes, Jasmine and Amber. Your DNA has top notes of Woody Notes and Amber, heart notes of Jasmine, Saffron and Citruses, a base of Balsam Fir and Cedar.