Fragrance comparison

Yellow Book vs Craft Man 3 Brune

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 38 ratings analysed

Yellow Book

Alkemia Perfumes

3.8936 votes

Rank #36,939 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Craft Man 3 Brune

Vinci

3.002 votes

Rank #64,707 TobaccoIris

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Craft Man 3 Brune takes 3 of 4 categories.

Yellow Book
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Craft Man 3 Brune
Choose it for a tobacco and iris character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Yellow Book1/4

Craft Man 3 Brune3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Craft Man 3 Brune
Sillage & projection: Craft Man 3 Brune
Value for money: Craft Man 3 Brune
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Yellow Book

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Yellow BookAlkemia Perfumes

Craft Man 3 BruneVinci

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.89/ 5 · 36 votes

Have 43%Had 20%Want 37%

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

31%Love

42%Like

17%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

36 votes

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityCraft Man 3 Brune

SillageCraft Man 3 Brune

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value100

Category winnerCraft Man 3 BruneBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy92%

aldehydic84%

sweet77%

tobacco69%

leather61%

tobacco100%

iris92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

powdery69%

amber61%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both warm spicy, tobacco and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

BenzoinAldehydesAmberTobaccoCoffeeHoneyLeatherRumSaffronSpicesYuzu

No top / heart / base split published

Top

TobaccoSpicesRum

Heart

IrisLeatherTuberose

Base

Tonka BeanBenzoinGuaiac Wood

InformationalShared notesBenzoin, Tobacco, Leather and Rum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring23

Summer0

Fall100

Winter85

Day100

Night92

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men27

Unisex55

Women18

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,939

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#64,707

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerYellow BookHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Yellow Book by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

Reviews →

Craft Man 3 Brune by Vinci offers a dark, masculine blend of heavy tobacco and boozy rum, balanced by a powdery iris heart. Built for cold weather, this scent settles into a warm, leathery guaiac wood base that projects a dry, smoky masculinity. It offers a solid budget option for office wear during autumn and winter.

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Yellow Book or Craft Man 3 Brune?

Craft Man 3 Brune takes 3 of 4 categories. Yellow Book is rated 3.89/5 from 36 votes; Craft Man 3 Brune is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Yellow Book for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Craft Man 3 Brune for a tobacco and iris character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Yellow Book or Craft Man 3 Brune?

Craft Man 3 Brune lasts longest (Craft Man 3 Brune 70/100, Yellow Book 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Yellow Book or Craft Man 3 Brune?

Craft Man 3 Brune projects furthest (Craft Man 3 Brune 50/100, Yellow Book 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Yellow Book and Craft Man 3 Brune smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, tobacco and amber accords. Common notes include Benzoin, Tobacco, Leather and Rum.

Is Yellow Book or Craft Man 3 Brune better for summer or winter?

Yellow Book suits daytime wear; Craft Man 3 Brune suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Yellow Book and Craft Man 3 Brune?

Yellow Book features Benzoin, Aldehydes, Amber, Tobacco and Coffee. Craft Man 3 Brune has top notes of Tobacco, Spices and Rum, heart notes of Iris, Leather and Tuberose, a base of Tonka Bean, Benzoin and Guaiac Wood.