A Gourmand Affair vs Buds Zahra
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
33%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
A Gourmand Affair takes 1 of 1 categories.
A Gourmand AffairChoose it for a amber and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Buds ZahraChoose it for a vanilla and powdery character.
A Gourmand Affair1/1
Buds Zahra0/1
- 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
- A Gourmand Affair
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
A Gourmand AffairThe Dua BrandBuds ZahraLe ChameauWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.38/ 5 · 8 votes
Have 42%Had 0%Want 58%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate63%Love
13%Like
25%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
8 votes · too few to score
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
sweet83%
animalic65%
powdery48%
soft spicy30%
vanilla100%
powdery92%
tropical84%
fruity77%
sweet69%
floral61%
Scent match33%Clearly different · both sweet and powdery
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
AmberCupcakeCoconut WaterHeliotropeWhite MuskTangerineVanillaCoconutOrchid
No top / heart / base split published
Top15 to 30 minutes
OrchidHeliotropeTangerine
Heart1 to 2 hours
Tropical Fruits
Base3 to 5 hours
VanillaSandalwoodMusk
InformationalShared notesHeliotrope, Tangerine, Vanilla and Orchid. Durations are only published for Buds Zahra, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer100
Fall100
Winter50
Day100
Night100
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#48,987
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#79,944
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerA Gourmand AffairHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotA Gourmand Affair by The Dua Brand is a fragrance for women and men. A Gourmand Affair was launched in 2022. From the way people describe wearing it, this comes across best as an easygoing style that many people can appreciate quickly.
Reviews →Buds Zahra by Le Chameau is an accessible feminine fragrance built around sweet fruits, powdery florals, and rich vanilla. It starts with bright tangerine paired with the floral creaminess of orchid and heliotrope. That opening immediately suggests sunny warmth before settling into a juicy middle note of tropical frui…
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 A Gourmand Affair and Buds Zahra smell similar?
Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Heliotrope, Tangerine, Vanilla and Orchid.
Is A Gourmand Affair or Buds Zahra better for summer or winter?
A Gourmand Affair suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in A Gourmand Affair and Buds Zahra?
A Gourmand Affair features Amber, Cupcake, Coconut Water, Heliotrope and White Musk. Buds Zahra has top notes of Orchid, Heliotrope and Tangerine, heart notes of Tropical Fruits, a base of Vanilla, Sandalwood and Musk.
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