Jubilation XXV Man against New York Intense
One number per era rather than one number overall — two fragrances can be
near-identical at the opening and different things by the evening, and an
average hides exactly that.
How close, and when
Across a whole wearing, Amouage Jubilation XXV Man and Fragrance Du Bois New York Intense are all but the same thing. They are nearest during the opening and furthest apart in the drydown, which is the part a single figure would average away.
96%
opening · 0–1 h
94%
heart · 1–3 h
89%
drydown · 3–8 h
- At the opening, 0 to 1 hour in, the two are all but the same thing.
- At the heart, 1 to 3 hours in, the two are all but the same thing.
- At the drydown, 3 to 8 hours in, the two are very close.
Measured across all twenty-four facets, from the notes below — not from the
families on the boxes. They share
12 of 30 materials, which is
worth holding beside the figures: a pair can share almost nothing and still
converge, because different materials can smell of the same things.
What AKIN predicts
AKIN predicts these two are alike, and the evidence behind that is substantial.
Two signals sit on this page and are never averaged: what the note
pyramids measure these two to share, and what AKIN’s resemblance
graph predicts. Where they part, that is the finding rather than a fault.
The pyramids, side by side
Compared by material rather than by spelling, so a note recorded two ways is
not counted as a difference.
top
both — Blackberry, Coriander, Orange
Jubilation XXV Man only — Frankincense, Labdanum, Tarragon
New York Intense only — Bay Leaf, Cinnamon, Rose
heart
both — Clove, Guaiac Wood, Honey, Orchid
Jubilation XXV Man only — Bay Leaf, Celery Seed, Cinnamon, Rose
New York Intense only — Frankincense, Immortelle, Vanilla
base
both — Agarwood, Cedar, Musk, Myrrh, Patchouli
Jubilation XXV Man only — Ambergris, Immortelle, Oakmoss, Opoponax
New York Intense only — Vetiver