Fragrance comparison

A Rose Affair vs Rosarium New Garden

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 4 ratings analysed

1 wins

A Rose Affair

The Dua Brand

4.004 votes

Rank #47,429 RoseWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Rosarium New Garden

Dermika

—0 votes

Rank #75,343 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

A Rose Affair takes 1 of 1 categories.

A Rose Affair
Choose it for a rose and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Rosarium New Garden
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

A Rose Affair1/1

Rosarium New Garden0/1

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 Rose Affair

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

A Rose AffairThe Dua Brand

Rosarium New GardenDermika

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 35%Had 10%Want 55%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 30%Want 70%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

0%Like

50%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value55

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

warm spicy92%

soft spicy84%

amber77%

powdery69%

iris61%

fruity100%

sweet92%

rose84%

fresh77%

warm spicy69%

woody61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both rose and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Pink PepperIncenseBulgarian RoseTurkish RoseDamask RoseRose de MaiOrris RootMay RoseEgyptian JasmineTaif RoseGingerMadagascar Vanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

PineappleMadagascar ClovesYlang-Ylang

Heart3-4 hrs

May RosePeachGreen AppleJasmine

Base6-8 hrs

Tonka BeanOakmossPatchouli

InformationalShared notesMay Rose and Egyptian Jasmine. Durations are only published for Rosarium New Garden, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer67

Fall100

Winter33

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer0

Fall33

Winter0

Day100

Night48

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Not enough votes yet

Casual 34%Work 28%Date 24%Party 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,429

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#75,343

PerfumerGerard Anthony

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerA Rose AffairHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

A Rose Affair by The Dua Brand is a Floral fragrance for women and men. A Rose 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. Taken together, the feedback points to a scent that feels easy to understand on firs…

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Dermika Rosarium New Garden opens with a burst of sweet pineapple and sharp Madagascar cloves. Give it three minutes. The initial alcohol flash quickly burns off, revealing a creamy ylang-ylang heart balanced by velvety May rose and crisp green apple. It smells like an authentic late-2000s fruity chypre. You get juicy…

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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 A Rose Affair and Rosarium New Garden smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose and warm spicy accords. Common notes include May Rose and Egyptian Jasmine.

Is A Rose Affair or Rosarium New Garden better for summer or winter?

A Rose Affair suits daytime wear; Rosarium New Garden suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in A Rose Affair and Rosarium New Garden?

A Rose Affair features Pink Pepper, Incense, Bulgarian Rose, Turkish Rose and Damask Rose. Rosarium New Garden has top notes of Pineapple, Madagascar Cloves and Ylang-Ylang, heart notes of May Rose, Peach, Green Apple and Jasmine, a base of Tonka Bean, Oakmoss and Patchouli.