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Divine Vanille vs Herod

Divine Vanille is a close alternative to Herod. Community match: 85%, from 9 of 9 sources.

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Close overall

Community-rated · 9 of 9 sources gave a %
909085858575756060

5 prefer Divine Vanille · 1 prefer Herod · 3 no preference

What changes with Divine Vanille

Wearer points first, then what notes and accords show.

+ You gain

  • About a third of Herod's priceWearers
  • Longevity and sillage on par with or better than current Herod batchesWearers
  • Much cheaper at comparable qualityWearers
  • Warm spicy-ledFrom notes & accords
  • Adds clary sage and pomaroseFrom notes & accords

− You give up

  • Tobacco note is missingWearers
  • Sits closerCommunity reports
  • No cedarwood or tobacco leafFrom notes & accords
  • Much less woodyFrom notes & accords

What wearers say

Where Herod wins1 prefer it

  • Tobacco note is missing

Where Divine Vanille wins5 prefer it

  • About a third of Herod's price
  • Longevity and sillage on par with or better than current Herod batches
  • Much cheaper at comparable quality

Both sides noticed

  • Less cherry and smoke, more plain vanilla and benzoin; same perfumer
  • Lighter, more feminine vanilla without Herod's tobacco
  • Moderate performance, about 4-5 hours on skin

Accords

Predicted from notes. Highlighted rows differ, and a note one side lacks explains it.

  • WoodyWoody: Herod 100 of 100, Divine Vanille 58 of 100, a clear difference
  • Warm SpicyWarm Spicy: Herod 77 of 100, Divine Vanille 100 of 100, a clear difference
  • AmberAmber: Herod 37 of 100, Divine Vanille 64 of 100, a clear difference
  • Mulled WineMulled Wine: Herod 59 of 100, Divine Vanille 63 of 100
  • Campfirenot listedCampfire: Herod 60 of 100, Divine Vanille not listed
  • Tobacconot listedTobacco: Herod 53 of 100, Divine Vanille not listed, a clear difference
  • Fresh SpicyFresh Spicy: Herod 52 of 100, Divine Vanille 51 of 100
  • Smokynot listedSmoky: Herod 44 of 100, Divine Vanille not listed

8 more accords with no clear difference

Notes

Only Herod 3

  • Cedarwood
  • Tobacco Leaf
  • Cistus

Only Divine Vanille 6

  • Clary Sage
  • Pomarose
  • Tonka
  • Benzoin
  • Cedar
  • Patchouli

Matched after merging spelling and origin variants.

PerformanceCommunity reports

  • weakLongevitymoderateLongevity: Herod weak, Divine Vanille moderate

Sillage Divine Vanille sits closer

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