Fragrance comparison

214 Golden Gardênia vs Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 693 ratings analysed

1 wins

214 Golden Gardênia

O Boticário

4.38693 votes

Rank #4,814 White FloralPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

45%scent match

Some overlap

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart

CFFC Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #72,566 White FloralPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

214 Golden Gardênia takes 1 of 1 categories.

214 Golden Gardênia
Choose it for a white floral and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart
Choose it for a white floral and powdery character.

214 Golden Gardênia1/1

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: 214 Golden Gardênia

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

214 Golden GardêniaO Boticário

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my HeartCFFC Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.38/ 5 · 693 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

58%Love

30%Like

7%Ok

3%Dislike

2%Hate

693 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

powdery92%

floral84%

vanilla77%

amber69%

lactonic61%

white floral100%

powdery92%

woody84%

violet77%

citrus69%

vanilla61%

Scent match45%Some overlap · both white floral, powdery and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

FrangipaniPearViolet Leaf

Heart

GardeniaJasmine SambacCaramelIrisPeachHedioneViolet

Base

AmberVanillaHeliotropeCedarMusk

Top15-30 mins

Big StrawberryViolet LeafPink Grapefruit

Heart2-3 hrs

GardeniaVioletJasmine

Base4-6 hrs

White WoodsVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesViolet Leaf, Gardenia, Violet and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter98

Day–

Night–

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night26

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex6

Women94

Not enough votes yet

Casual 43%Work 28%Date 20%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,814

PerfumerFrank Voelkl

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#72,566

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winner214 Golden GardêniaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

O Boticário 214 Golden Gardênia is a rich, sunlit white floral perfume that blends lush gardenia and tropical frangipani with a drizzle of warm golden caramel. Created by master perfumer Frank Voelkl, it opens with sweet juicy pear and fresh violet leaf before blooming into an opulent heart of creamy jasmine sambac, p…

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CFFC Fragrances delivers an airy, flirtatious treat with Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart. The first spray releases sweet garden strawberry, tart pink grapefruit, and crisp violet leaf. It smells youthful and cheerful right away. Soon, creamy gardenia and velvety violet take over the mid development, lending the c…

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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.

Do 214 Golden Gardênia and Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, powdery and vanilla accords. Common notes include Violet Leaf, Gardenia, Violet and Vanilla.

Is 214 Golden Gardênia or Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart better for summer or winter?

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in 214 Golden Gardênia and Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart?

214 Golden Gardênia has top notes of Frangipani, Pear and Violet Leaf, heart notes of Gardenia, Jasmine Sambac, Caramel and Iris, a base of Amber, Vanilla, Heliotrope and Cedar. Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart has top notes of Big Strawberry, Violet Leaf and Pink Grapefruit, heart notes of Gardenia, Violet and Jasmine, a base of White Woods, Vanilla and Musk.