The rankings
Every fragrance in our database carries a measured sheet: longevity, sillage, projection, compliments and value. This page ranks all 36 we track on each axis and recomputes automatically whenever the catalog grows; if you cite a position, link this URL: the numbers live here.
Longevity index
Top 10 of 36 by hours on skin (ties broken by sillage, then overall score). Full methodology on our how-we-test page.
| # | Fragrance | Longevity | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade | 5/5 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense | 5/5 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man | 5/5 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Dior Sauvage Elixir | 5/5 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir | 5/5 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Dior Sauvage | 5/5 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Intensely | 5/5 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male | 5/5 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Lattafa Asad | 5/5 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa | 5/5 | 7.8 |
Compliment index
Measured social reactions out of 10, the data point no store listing has. A 9 means regular unprompted comments; a 6 means discretion.
| # | Fragrance | Compliments | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creed Aventus | 9/10 | 9.1 |
| 2 | Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir | 9/10 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Parfums de Marly Layton | 9/10 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Parfums de Marly Delina | 9/10 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Kilian Paris Angels' Share | 9/10 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Parfums de Marly Althaïr | 9/10 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Xerjoff Erba Pura | 9/10 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 | 9/10 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Intensely | 9/10 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male | 9/10 | 8.0 |
Value index
How much performance and scent each euro buys within its price tier. Budget profiles that compete with designers dominate here; the nuance they lose is documented on each sheet.
| # | Fragrance | Value | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense | 5/5 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man | 5/5 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold Edition | 5/5 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Lattafa Khamrah | 5/5 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Rasasi Hawas for Him | 5/5 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Lattafa Asad | 5/5 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa | 5/5 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Al Haramain L'Aventure | 5/5 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Lattafa Al Qiam Gold | 5/5 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Afnan 9PM | 5/5 | 7.7 |
Open data
Everything these tables rank is downloadable as-is: scored catalog (CSV) and clone-original pairs with similarity (CSV). CC BY 4.0, reusable with a linked citation.
The linked sheets hold each full breakdown, and our evaluation system documents how every figure is built.