Fragrance comparison

Aloha Beaches vs Island Spice

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 16 ratings analysed

2 wins

Aloha Beaches

Miss Kay

3.8816 votes

Rank #40,642 SweetWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

Island Spice

Twinkle Apothecary · 2019

—0 votes

Rank #75,227 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Aloha Beaches takes 2 of 2 categories.

Aloha Beaches
Choose it for a sweet and white floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Island Spice
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.

Aloha Beaches2/2

Island Spice0/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Aloha BeachesMiss Kay

Island SpiceTwinkle Apothecary

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 57%Had 10%Want 33%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

13%Love

69%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageAloha Beaches

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value80

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

white floral91%

vanilla83%

lactonic74%

floral65%

tropical56%

sweet100%

vanilla92%

warm spicy84%

aromatic77%

yellow floral69%

cinnamon61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both sweet and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Vanilla BeanCoconutWhite PeachLychee

Heart

TiareFrangipaniYlang-YlangJasmine

Base

CustardVanillaWoody NotesWhite Musk

Notes

CoconutMelonGingerVanillaBananaCustardCinnamonGalangaCO2 ExtractsTonka BeanYlang-YlangOily Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCoconut, Ylang-Ylang, Custard and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Island Spice, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring44

Summer100

Fall33

Winter22

Day100

Night20

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night47

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex11

Women89

Not enough votes yet

Casual 40%Date 28%Work 23%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#40,642

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#75,227

PerfumerStefanie Grant-Cassel

Launched2019

Reviews0

Category winnerAloha BeachesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Aloha Beaches is a creamy tropical gourmand that leans hard into coconut, custard and vanilla, with peach and lychee adding a fruity glow on top. It opens like a sweet beach dessert, then softens into sunscreen-like white florals and a musky vanilla drydown. It suits warm weather, casual daytime wear and anyone who en…

Reviews →

Island Spice by Twinkle Apothecary smells like homemade coconut custard drizzled with spicy ginger syrup. It is thick and comforting. The scent opens with a surprisingly sharp burst of fresh melon and zesty galanga root before softening into ripe banana and creamy coconut flesh. Warm cinnamon quickly enters the pictur…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which projects more, Aloha Beaches or Island Spice?

Aloha Beaches projects furthest (Aloha Beaches 50/100, Island Spice 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Aloha Beaches and Island Spice smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and vanilla accords. Common notes include Coconut, Ylang-Ylang, Custard and Vanilla.

Is Aloha Beaches or Island Spice better for summer or winter?

Aloha Beaches suits daytime wear; Island Spice suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Aloha Beaches and Island Spice?

Aloha Beaches has top notes of Vanilla Bean, Coconut, White Peach and Lychee, heart notes of Tiare, Frangipani, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Custard, Vanilla, Woody Notes and White Musk. Island Spice features Coconut, Melon, Ginger, Vanilla and Banana.