Legend against L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
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, Montblanc Legend and Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme are distantly related. They are nearest during the opening and furthest apart in the drydown, which is the part a single figure would average away.
49%
opening · 0–1 h
24%
heart · 1–3 h
20%
drydown · 3–8 h
- At the opening, 0 to 1 hour in, the two are related, not interchangeable.
- At the heart, 1 to 3 hours in, the two are not much alike.
- At the drydown, 3 to 8 hours in, the two are not much alike.
Measured across all twenty-four facets, from the notes below — not from the
families on the boxes. They share
3 of 32 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 — Bergamot, Lemon Verbena
Legend only — Lavender, Pineapple
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme only — Calone, Coriander, Cypress, Lemon, Mandarin Orange, Sage, Tarragon, Yuzu
heart
Legend only — Coumarin, Dried Fruit, Geranium, Red Apple, Rose, oak moss
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme only — Blue Lotus, Bourbon Geranium, Ceylon Cinnamon, Lily of the Valley, Mignonette, Nutmeg, Saffron
base
both — Sandalwood
Legend only — Tonka Bean
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme only — Amber, Cedar, Musk, Tahitian Vetiver, Tobacco
Other comparisons worth reading
Pairs involving one of these two where the notes are fully recorded on
both sides and AKIN has enough evidence for the pair to be worth reading.
- Montblanc Legend against Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce
- Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme against Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Fraiche
- Montblanc Legend against Mercedes-Benz Mercedes Benz Man
- Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme against Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Eau de Toilette L'Ete
- Montblanc Legend against Parfums de Marly Percival
- Montblanc Legend against Ahmed Al Maghribi Kaaf