Fragrance comparison

1881 Bella Notte Woman vs Honey & Sweet Candy

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Oct 2026 97 ratings analysed

1881 Bella Notte Woman

Cerruti

3.8092 votes

Rank #17,062 CitrusMusky

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68%scent match

Closely related

3 wins

Honey & Sweet Candy

I Mori Di Paestum

4.205 votes

Rank #49,278 SweetFruity

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Honey & Sweet Candy takes 3 of 5 categories.

1881 Bella Notte Woman
Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.
Honey & Sweet Candy
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in spring, daytime wear.

1881 Bella Notte Woman2/5

Honey & Sweet Candy3/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Honey & Sweet Candy
Sillage & projection: 1881 Bella Notte Woman
Value for money: Honey & Sweet Candy
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Honey & Sweet Candy
Fragranxe ranking: 1881 Bella Notte Woman

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

1881 Bella Notte WomanCerruti

Honey & Sweet CandyI Mori Di Paestum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 92 votes

Have 25%Had 18%Want 56%

4.20/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 18%Had 3%Want 79%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

20%Love

60%Like

2%Ok

18%Dislike

0%Hate

92 votes

60%Love

20%Like

0%Ok

20%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityHoney & Sweet Candy

Sillage1881 Bella Notte Woman

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price value88

Category winnerHoney & Sweet CandyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

musky92%

white floral84%

fruity77%

sweet69%

powdery61%

sweet100%

fruity83%

musky65%

powdery48%

white floral30%

Scent match68%Closely related · both sweet, fruity and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top15-30 mins

BlackberryBergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

Orange Blossom

Base4-6 hrs

MuskVanillaAmber

Top15-30 mins

StrawberryBlackberryCotton Candy

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineHoneyOrange BlossomBulgarian Rose

Base6-8+ hrs

Sweet NotesMuskAmberBergamotVanilla

Category winnerHoney & Sweet CandyLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer58

Fall63

Winter42

Day85

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night41

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

Date 31%Casual 29%Work 27%Party 13%

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

Casual 37%Date 25%Party 23%Work 15%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,062

PerfumerAurélien Guichard

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#49,278

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winner1881 Bella Notte WomanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cerruti 1881 Bella Notte Woman balances tart dark fruit with a clean, breezy floral heart. It starts with a sharp splash of Sicilian bergamot and crushed blackberry. The tartness wakes up your nose quickly. Soon, waxy orange blossom unfolds across the center, giving the composition a sun-warmed Mediterranean feel. The…

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Honey & Sweet Candy by I Mori Di Paestum opens with an immediate burst of ripe strawberry, tart blackberry, and spun cotton candy. It smells like walking past an artisanal confectionery cart in an Italian seaside town, where bubbling sugar meets fresh fruit juices in the open air. As the initial spun sugar settles on …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, 1881 Bella Notte Woman or Honey & Sweet Candy?

Honey & Sweet Candy takes 3 of 5 categories. 1881 Bella Notte Woman is rated 3.80/5 from 92 votes; Honey & Sweet Candy is rated 4.20/5 from 5 votes. Choose 1881 Bella Notte Woman for a citrus and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Honey & Sweet Candy for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, 1881 Bella Notte Woman or Honey & Sweet Candy?

Honey & Sweet Candy lasts longest (Honey & Sweet Candy 70/100, 1881 Bella Notte Woman 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, 1881 Bella Notte Woman or Honey & Sweet Candy?

1881 Bella Notte Woman projects furthest (1881 Bella Notte Woman 67/100, Honey & Sweet Candy 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do 1881 Bella Notte Woman and Honey & Sweet Candy smell similar?

Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, fruity and musky accords. Common notes include Blackberry, Bergamot, Orange Blossom and Musk.

Is 1881 Bella Notte Woman or Honey & Sweet Candy better for summer or winter?

1881 Bella Notte Woman suits evening wear; Honey & Sweet Candy suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in 1881 Bella Notte Woman and Honey & Sweet Candy?

1881 Bella Notte Woman has top notes of Blackberry and Bergamot, heart notes of Orange Blossom, a base of Musk, Vanilla and Amber. Honey & Sweet Candy has top notes of Strawberry, Blackberry and Cotton Candy, heart notes of Jasmine, Honey, Orange Blossom and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Sweet Notes, Musk, Amber and Bergamot.