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White Overdose vs Mandacaru

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

Updated 98 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mandacaru takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • White Overdose

    Choose it for a floral and white floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in spring, evening wear.

  • Mandacaru

    Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

White Overdose2/5
Mandacaru3/5
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Mandacaru
Sillage & projection
White Overdose
Value for money
Mandacaru
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
White Overdose
Fragranxe ranking
Mandacaru

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
White OverdoseChaos
MandacaruL’Occitane Au Brésil
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
2.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 14%Had 14%Want 71%
4.14/ 5 · 96 votes
Have 37%Had 31%Want 33%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
0%Love
0%Like
50%Ok
50%Dislike
0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

38%Love
48%Like
6%Ok
7%Dislike
1%Hate

96 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity40
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate38
⏱ Longevity50
〰 Sillage42
♥ Love / hate78
Category winners

LongevityMandacaru

SillageWhite Overdose

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value38
¤ Price value56
Category winnerMandacaruBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
floral100%
white floral92%
cinnamon84%
fresh77%
warm spicy69%
violet61%
powdery100%
woody92%
white floral84%
musky77%
sweet69%
lavender61%
Scent match20%Clearly different · both white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top20-30 mins
CinnamonPink PepperPeachCoconutAlmond
Heart2-4 hrs
JasmineHedioneLavenderViolet
Base6-8 hrs
oak mossPatchouli
Notes
MuskLavenderPink PepperSandalwoodNight blooming CereusMimosaJasmineTonka BeanRoseCedarGuaiac WoodPeach

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerWhite OverdoseLongest dry-down: 6-8 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day33
Night100
Spring97
Summer100
Fall41
Winter10
Day100
Night17
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex25
Women75
Men0
Unisex27
Women73
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,458

PerfumerChristian Vermorel

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#17,902

PerfumerSophie Truitard

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerMandacaruHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

White Overdose by Chaos flips classic chypre traditions on their head. It opens with an unexpected crash of dry cinnamon bark, fuzzy peach skin, and creamy coconut flesh before cooling down into crisp lavender and jasmine petals. The background holds an earthy backbone of oakmoss and patchouli that grounds the sweetne…

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Mandacaru brings the gentle scent of a blooming cactus garden right out of the shower. You get a soft burst of clean lavender and sunny mimosa, followed swiftly by velvety night blooming cereus and sweet tonka bean. It smells less like a loud department store perfume and more like an expensive nourishing body cream. T…

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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, White Overdose or Mandacaru?

Mandacaru takes 3 of 5 categories. White Overdose is rated 2.50/5 from 2 votes; Mandacaru is rated 4.14/5 from 96 votes. Choose White Overdose for a floral and white floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Mandacaru for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, White Overdose or Mandacaru?

Mandacaru lasts longest (Mandacaru 50/100, White Overdose 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, White Overdose or Mandacaru?

White Overdose projects furthest (White Overdose 50/100, Mandacaru 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do White Overdose and Mandacaru smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral accords. Common notes include Pink Pepper, Peach, Jasmine and Lavender.

Is White Overdose or Mandacaru better for summer or winter?

White Overdose suits evening wear; Mandacaru suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in White Overdose and Mandacaru?

White Overdose has top notes of Cinnamon, Pink Pepper, Peach and Coconut, heart notes of Jasmine, Hedione, Lavender and Violet, a base of oak moss and Patchouli. Mandacaru features Musk, Lavender, Pink Pepper, Sandalwood and Night blooming Cereus.

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