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    A City On Fire vs. Hightech Mercenaries

    Clearly related
    New comparison

    Hightech Mercenaries rates higher with the community, while A City On Fire wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: A City On Fire vs. Hightech Mercenaries
    A City On FireHightech Mercenaries
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20142021
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJosh MeyerCécile Doan
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    A City On Fire

    Woody
    Aromatic
    Smoky
    Fresh Spicy
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Herbal
    Earthy

    Hightech Mercenaries

    Warm Spicy
    Metallic
    Asphault
    Smoky
    Mineral

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Cade OilJuniper
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    Heart
    CardamomWild Berries
    CloveMetallic Notes
    Base
    ClearwoodBurnt MatchLabdanum
    SmokeAsphalt

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: A City On Fire vs. Hightech Mercenaries
    A City On FireHightech Mercenaries
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Some fragrances want to be liked. This one doesn't care either way. The cade oil opens like a lit match near gasoline, volatile, immediate, a little dangerous.A City On Fire
    The name promises chrome and blood. What arrives is stranger: synthetic fruit sitting under smoke and clove, the mercenary in civilian clothes. That gap between concept and reality is the whole.Hightech Mercenaries