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White House Garden vs Raku

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

Updated 137 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Raku takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • White House Garden

    Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character.

  • Raku

    Choose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

White House Garden0/1
Raku1/1
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
Raku

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
White House GardenPoesie
RakuLes Bains Guerbois
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 11%Had 11%Want 78%
3.74/ 5 · 137 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

37%Love
26%Like
15%Ok
16%Dislike
5%Hate

137 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity56
〰 Sillage40
♥ Love / hate69
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value41
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
aromatic100%
citrus91%
musky83%
fruity74%
sweet65%
fresh spicy56%
musky100%
woody90%
amber80%
fresh spicy70%
powdery60%
aromatic50%
Scent match43%Some overlap · both musky, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins
Black PepperLemon
Heart2-3 hrs
FigClary Sage
Base5-7 hrs
White MuskAmbroxanTexas Cedar
InformationalShared notesFig, White Musk and Lemon. Durations are only published for Raku, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter47
Day100
Night36
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men17
Unisex72
Women11
Work 37%Casual 34%Date 21%Party 8%
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#72,864

PerfumerJoelle Nealy

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#15,992

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews17

Category winnerRakuHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

White House Garden opens with a sudden burst of sharp lemon zest and green thyme before settling into a soft, garden-fresh skin scent. As the initial citrus crispness fades, fresh fig introduces a subtle, green sweetness that keeps the blend from feeling like an kitchen herbal spice cabinet. The dry down turns pillowy…

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Les Bains Guerbois Raku delivers a clean, modern skin scent inspired by the smooth, crackled surface of fired Japanese pottery. The fragrance opens with a gentle burst of zesty lemon dusted with freshly crushed black pepper, creating a crisp and breezy greeting rather than a sharp citrus sting. As the initial brightne…

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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.

Do White House Garden and Raku smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Fig, White Musk and Lemon.

Is White House Garden or Raku better for summer or winter?

Raku suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in White House Garden and Raku?

White House Garden features Fig, White Musk, Lemon and Thyme. Raku has top notes of Black Pepper and Lemon, heart notes of Fig and Clary Sage, a base of White Musk, Ambroxan and Texas Cedar.

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