Fragrance comparison

Aerie WHOA!! vs Beautiful Shine

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 21 ratings analysed

Aerie WHOA!!

American Eagle

3.7117 votes

Rank #55,558 FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Beautiful Shine

Valeria García

4.254 votes

Rank #53,353 SweetLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Beautiful Shine takes 4 of 4 categories.

Aerie WHOA!!
Choose it for a floral and citrus character. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Beautiful Shine
Choose it for a sweet and lactonic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Aerie WHOA!!0/4

Beautiful Shine4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Aerie WHOA!!American Eagle

Beautiful ShineValeria García

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.71/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 21%Had 39%Want 39%

4.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 26%Had 11%Want 63%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

18%Love

59%Like

0%Ok

24%Dislike

0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

75%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityBeautiful Shine

SillageBeautiful Shine

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value92

Category winnerBeautiful ShineBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

citrus91%

fruity83%

sweet74%

fresh65%

woody56%

sweet100%

lactonic83%

amber65%

citrus48%

floral30%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both sweet, citrus and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

ClementineFruity Notes

Heart

PeonyLily

Base

SandalwoodPalisander Rosewood

Top20-30 mins

ClementineBergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

PeonyJasmine SambacNeroli

Base6-8 hrs

Dulce de lechePralineAmberWhite MuskTonka BeanPatchouliSandalwood

InformationalShared notesClementine, Peony and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Beautiful Shine, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer100

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter100

Day100

Night60

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 36%Date 28%Party 19%Work 17%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#55,558

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#53,353

PerfumerNina Lamaison

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBeautiful ShineHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Aerie WHOA!! by American Eagle is a bright, floral fruity fragrance for women that highlights a sunny opening of clementine. Heart notes of peony and lily offer a fresh bouquet, while base notes of sandalwood and rosewood provide a warm, grounded finish. Designed for casual, daytime wear, it presents a cheerful person…

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Beautiful Shine opens with a bright splash of sweet clementine and sparkling bergamot that feels like peeling fresh citrus on a sunny morning. That tangy fruitiness quickly softens as romantic pink peony, clean jasmine sambac, and orange blossom neroli slide into view. What truly anchors this fragrance, however, is th…

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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, Aerie WHOA!! or Beautiful Shine?

Beautiful Shine takes 4 of 4 categories. Aerie WHOA!! is rated 3.71/5 from 17 votes; Beautiful Shine is rated 4.25/5 from 4 votes. Choose Aerie WHOA!! for a floral and citrus character. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Beautiful Shine for a sweet and lactonic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Aerie WHOA!! or Beautiful Shine?

Beautiful Shine lasts longest (Beautiful Shine 80/100, Aerie WHOA!! 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Aerie WHOA!! or Beautiful Shine?

Projection is very close: Beautiful Shine 67/100, Aerie WHOA!! 66/100 for sillage.

Do Aerie WHOA!! and Beautiful Shine smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, citrus and floral accords. Common notes include Clementine, Peony and Sandalwood.

Is Aerie WHOA!! or Beautiful Shine better for summer or winter?

Aerie WHOA!! suits daytime wear; Beautiful Shine suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Aerie WHOA!! and Beautiful Shine?

Aerie WHOA!! has top notes of Clementine and Fruity Notes, heart notes of Peony and Lily, a base of Sandalwood and Palisander Rosewood. Beautiful Shine has top notes of Clementine and Bergamot, heart notes of Peony, Jasmine Sambac and Neroli, a base of Dulce de leche, Praline, Amber and White Musk.