Fragrance comparison

Affaire de Coeur vs Beautiful Day In Love

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 67 ratings analysed

Affaire de Coeur

Alkemia Perfumes

3.9059 votes

Rank #19,117 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Beautiful Day In Love

Castelbajac

4.628 votes

Rank #41,310 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Beautiful Day In Love takes 3 of 4 categories.

Affaire de Coeur
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Beautiful Day In Love
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Affaire de Coeur1/4

Beautiful Day In Love3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Beautiful Day In Love
Sillage & projection: Beautiful Day In Love
Value for money: Beautiful Day In Love
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Affaire de Coeur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Affaire de CoeurAlkemia Perfumes

Beautiful Day In LoveCastelbajac

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.90/ 5 · 59 votes

Have 30%Had 13%Want 57%

4.62/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 18%Had 10%Want 73%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

32%Like

19%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

59 votes

63%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate91

Category winners

LongevityBeautiful Day In Love

SillageBeautiful Day In Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value67

Category winnerBeautiful Day In LoveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet88%

amber77%

powdery65%

musky53%

woody42%

sweet100%

fruity88%

vanilla77%

powdery65%

lactonic53%

amber42%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

White AmberSugar CaneMuskMadagascar VanillaTonka BeanWhite Sandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

FreesiaLily-of-the-Valley

Heart2-3 hrs

Dried FruitsApricot

Base5-7 hrs

PralineMadagascar VanillaWhite AmberVirginia CedarMusk

InformationalShared notesWhite Amber, Musk and Madagascar Vanilla. Durations are only published for Beautiful Day In Love, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer17

Fall92

Winter100

Day100

Night86

Spring83

Summer33

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night44

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex9

Women91

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 37%Work 27%Date 24%Party 12%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,117

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews27

Overall rank#41,310

PerfumerKarine Dubreuil-Sereni

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAffaire de CoeurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Affaire de Coeur by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Beautiful Day In Love by Castelbajac brings an easygoing sweetness that feels like stepping into a sunny kitchen full of warm baked treats. The opening pairs dewy freesia and crisp lily-of-the-valley, giving you an immediate clean, floral lift before the real comfort sets in. As it warms up on your skin, chewy dried f…

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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, Affaire de Coeur or Beautiful Day In Love?

Beautiful Day In Love takes 3 of 4 categories. Affaire de Coeur is rated 3.90/5 from 59 votes; Beautiful Day In Love is rated 4.62/5 from 8 votes. Choose Affaire de Coeur for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear. Choose Beautiful Day In Love for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Affaire de Coeur or Beautiful Day In Love?

Beautiful Day In Love lasts longest (Beautiful Day In Love 63/100, Affaire de Coeur 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Affaire de Coeur or Beautiful Day In Love?

Beautiful Day In Love projects furthest (Beautiful Day In Love 50/100, Affaire de Coeur 46/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Affaire de Coeur and Beautiful Day In Love smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and powdery accords. Common notes include White Amber, Musk and Madagascar Vanilla.

Is Affaire de Coeur or Beautiful Day In Love better for summer or winter?

Affaire de Coeur suits daytime wear; Beautiful Day In Love suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Affaire de Coeur and Beautiful Day In Love?

Affaire de Coeur features White Amber, Sugar Cane, Musk, Madagascar Vanilla and Tonka Bean. Beautiful Day In Love has top notes of Freesia and Lily-of-the-Valley, heart notes of Dried Fruits and Apricot, a base of Praline, Madagascar Vanilla, White Amber and Virginia Cedar.