Fragrance comparison

Albore vs Don't Ask Me Permission

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 777 ratings analysed

Albore

Professor

—0 votes

Rank #79,640 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Don't Ask Me Permission

Simone Andreoli

3.62777 votes

Rank #2,950 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Don't Ask Me Permission takes 1 of 1 categories.

Albore
Choose it for a citrus and woody character.
Don't Ask Me Permission
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Albore0/1

Don't Ask Me Permission1/1

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: Don't Ask Me Permission

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AlboreProfessor

Don't Ask Me PermissionSimone Andreoli

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.62/ 5 · 777 votes

Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

36%Love

28%Like

15%Ok

14%Dislike

7%Hate

506 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value61

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

woody92%

powdery84%

vanilla77%

sweet69%

fruity61%

sweet100%

fruity92%

powdery84%

citrus77%

tropical69%

musky61%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both citrus, sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

CassisLemonBergamotFruity NotesSweet Orange

Heart2 to 3 hours

HeliotropeSandalwoodWoodsy NotesWhite Flowers

Base4 to 6 hours

AmberWhite MuskVanillaSugar

Top

SugarLimeSweet Orange

Heart

PassionfruitPeachYlang-YlangHeliotrope

Base

White MuskSandalwoodAmbergrisCachaça

InformationalShared notesSweet Orange, Heliotrope, Sandalwood and White Musk. Durations are only published for Albore, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter52

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men9

Unisex47

Women44

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,640

PerfumerMoellhausen

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#2,950

PerfumerSimone Andreoli

Launched—

Reviews100

Category winnerDon't Ask Me PermissionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Albore by Professor is an oriental vanilla fragrance that balances vibrant citrus brightness with soft, sugary warmth. The opening bursts with sweet orange, crisp lemon, bergamot, tart cassis, and ripe fruity notes, immediately delivering a refreshing and sunny splash. As the initial zest settles, powdery heliotrope, …

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A loud, tropical-fruity scent with a cocktail-style opening of lime, sweet orange, sugar and cachaça. It quickly turns plush and powdery, with passionfruit, peach and heliotrope over a musky sandalwood base. This is the kind of fragrance that fills space and leaves a trail. It suits shoppers who enjoy bold fruity-mus…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Albore and Don't Ask Me Permission smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Sweet Orange, Heliotrope, Sandalwood and White Musk.

What are the notes in Albore and Don't Ask Me Permission?

Albore has top notes of Cassis, Lemon, Bergamot and Fruity Notes, heart notes of Heliotrope, Sandalwood, Woodsy Notes and White Flowers, a base of Amber, White Musk, Vanilla and Sugar. Don't Ask Me Permission has top notes of Sugar, Lime and Sweet Orange, heart notes of Passionfruit, Peach, Ylang-Ylang and Heliotrope, a base of White Musk, Sandalwood, Ambergris and Cachaça.