Fragrance comparison

#362 Vanille difficile vs Love Flame

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 81 ratings analysed

3 wins

#362 Vanille difficile

Le Ré Noir

4.176 votes

Rank #56,491 Warm SpicyMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

Love Flame

House of Dastan

3.9675 votes

Rank #31,246 PowderyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

#362 Vanille difficile takes 3 of 5 categories.

#362 Vanille difficile
Choose it for a warm spicy and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.
Love Flame
Choose it for a powdery and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

#362 Vanille difficile3/5

Love Flame1/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: #362 Vanille difficile
Value for money: #362 Vanille difficile
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): #362 Vanille difficile
Fragranxe ranking: Love Flame

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#362 Vanille difficileLe Ré Noir

Love FlameHouse of Dastan

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 28%Had 8%Want 64%

3.96/ 5 · 75 votes

Have 18%Had 4%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

50%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

47%Love

21%Like

20%Ok

5%Dislike

7%Hate

75 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityTie

Sillage#362 Vanille difficile

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value26

Category winner#362 Vanille difficileBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

musky92%

vanilla84%

woody77%

powdery69%

leather61%

powdery100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

iris77%

musky69%

earthy61%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both warm spicy, powdery and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VanillaCardamomCastoreumCognacMuskBenzoinCivetVetiver

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

IrisPatchouliChocolateOrcanox™VanillaCarrot SeedsMuskTolu BalsamAmbretteBenzoinSandalwoodLavender

No top / heart / base split published

Category winner#362 Vanille difficileLongest dry-down: 8-10+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day35

Night100

Spring90

Summer65

Fall100

Winter90

Day65

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men25

Unisex75

Women0

Date 44%Party 29%Casual 17%Work 10%

Men33

Unisex60

Women7

Date 37%Party 24%Casual 20%Work 19%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,491

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#31,246

PerfumerRichard Herpin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLove FlameHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

#362 Vanille difficile by Le Ré Noir is not your typical sugary bakery scent. It bites back. The juice hits skin with an immediate splash of boozy cognac and sharp green cardamom before turning dark, leathery, and deeply animalic. Perfumer Valery Sokolov skips the juvenile frosting entirely. Instead, you get raw bourb…

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Love Flame opens with an unexpected spark. You get a quick burst of zesty bergamot and cracked black pepper before the real character shows up. Within ten minutes, rich dark chocolate and buttery iris take over the wheel. It is not a candy shop sugar bomb. Instead, the cocoa smells dry, dark, and slightly bitter along…

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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, #362 Vanille difficile or Love Flame?

#362 Vanille difficile takes 3 of 5 categories. #362 Vanille difficile is rated 4.17/5 from 6 votes; Love Flame is rated 3.96/5 from 75 votes. Choose #362 Vanille difficile for a warm spicy and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Love Flame for a powdery and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.