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    Side by side

    Lights vs. Fracas

    Lights by Roads bottle

    Lights

    Roads
    Eau de Parfum2014
    Clearly related
    Fracas by Robert Piguet bottle

    Fracas

    Robert Piguet
    Eau de Parfum1948
    New comparison

    Fracas rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Lights vs. Fracas
    LightsFracas
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20141948
    GenderUnisexFemale
    PerfumerGermaine Cellier
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Lights

    Warm Spicy
    Woody
    White Floral
    Yellow Floral
    Powdery
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    Sweet

    Fracas

    White Floral
    Tuberose
    Green
    Floral
    Powdery
    Fruity
    Animalic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotLemonJasmineYlang-Ylang
    HyacinthBergamotGreen NotesMandarin Orange
    Heart
    CloveGeraniumViolet LeafRose
    TuberoseJasminePeachCarnationCorianderRose GeraniumWhite IrisLily of the ValleyNarcissusOrange BlossomOsmanthusViolet Root
    Base
    MuskAmberSandalwoodVanilla
    MuskSandalwoodCedarwoodVetiverMossOrris RootTolu Balsam

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Lights vs. Fracas
    LightsFracas
    Score2.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This one divides people fast. The synthetic-floral label trips up buyers expecting another soft rose. But that warm, slightly spiced drydown, the amber and vanilla that stay close.Lights
    Fracas is not subtle and never pretends to be. The tuberose accord is aggressive, the projection is commanding, and this fragrance announces itself from across a room.Fracas