Fragrance comparison

43BC vs Violette Vanille

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 0 ratings analysed

43BC

Scent Nostalgia

—0 votes

Rank #76,705 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Violette Vanille

Marcus Spurway

—0 votes

Rank #73,290 VanillaViolet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Violette Vanille takes 1 of 1 categories.

43BC
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.
Violette Vanille
Choose it for a vanilla and violet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

43BC0/1

Violette Vanille1/1

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: Violette Vanille

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

43BCScent Nostalgia

Violette VanilleMarcus Spurway

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

white floral84%

fruity77%

amber69%

powdery61%

vanilla100%

violet91%

powdery83%

sweet74%

floral65%

fruity56%

Scent match57%Closely related · both vanilla, sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

VioletPlumCassisAnise

Heart

TuberoseOrange BlossomYlang-Ylang

Base

Tonka BeanVanillaBenzoinMusk

Top15-30 mins

Ylang-YlangPlum

Heart2-4 hrs

VioletRose

Base6-8 hrs

VanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesViolet, Plum, Ylang-Ylang and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Violette Vanille, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,705

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#73,290

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerViolette VanilleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

43BC is a sweet, vanilla-leaning amber floral built around purple fruits and soft florals. It opens with violet and plum (with a cassis tang), then turns creamy and sunny through tuberose, orange blossom and ylang-ylang. The dry-down is smooth and cosy, with tonka, vanilla and benzoin over clean musk. If you like frui…

Reviews →

Violette Vanille by Marcus Spurway brings together delicate powdery violet flowers, juicy ripe plum, and smooth bourbon vanilla for a comforting, easygoing scent experience. The opening bursts with sunny ylang-ylang and fruity sweetness before settling into a soft floral heart of crushed violet petals and fresh rose. …

Reviews →

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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do 43BC and Violette Vanille smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Violet, Plum, Ylang-Ylang and Vanilla.

What are the notes in 43BC and Violette Vanille?

43BC has top notes of Violet, Plum, Cassis and Anise, heart notes of Tuberose, Orange Blossom and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Benzoin and Musk. Violette Vanille has top notes of Ylang-Ylang and Plum, heart notes of Violet and Rose, a base of Vanilla and Musk.