Fragrance comparison

Artic Bear vs Glittering Iris

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 37 ratings analysed

3 wins

Artic Bear

Arcana Wildcraft

4.004 votes

Rank #56,334 FreshFruity

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32%scent match

Clearly different

Glittering Iris

Victoria's Secret

3.8233 votes

Rank #37,071 SweetCoconut

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Artic Bear takes 3 of 4 categories.

Artic Bear
Choose it for a fresh and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Glittering Iris
Choose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Artic Bear3/4

Glittering Iris1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Artic Bear
Sillage & projection: Artic Bear
Value for money: Artic Bear
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Glittering Iris

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Artic BearArcana Wildcraft

Glittering IrisVictoria's Secret

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 2%Had 1%Want 98%

3.82/ 5 · 33 votes

Have 32%Had 24%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

75%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

33%Love

33%Like

15%Ok

18%Dislike

0%Hate

33 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity46

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityArtic Bear

SillageArtic Bear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value67

Category winnerArtic BearBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh100%

fruity83%

aquatic65%

sweet48%

ozonic30%

sweet100%

coconut90%

vanilla80%

iris70%

powdery60%

fresh50%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both fresh and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IceSnowYumberrySugarCoconutPine needlesWoodsy NotesVanillaCustard

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

SugarCoconutIrisIce

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesIce, Sugar and Coconut. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall50

Winter100

Day40

Night100

Spring44

Summer38

Fall69

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men5

Unisex5

Women89

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,334

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#37,071

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerGlittering IrisHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Artic Bear by Arcana Wildcraft opens with a striking blast of frozen ice notes, snow accords, and tart yumberry. This bright fruity opening gives way to a heart of crushed pine needles and dry woodsy notes, grounding the cold top layer in forest greenery. As the fragrance settles on skin, a rich gourmand base of vanil…

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Victoria's Secret Glittering Iris combines chilled coconut milk with powdery iris and spun sugar. Launched as a limited seasonal body mist, this scent delivers a cool, gourmand vibe for casual lounge days and crisp evening outings. It settles fast into a soft, vanilla-laced skin mist that stays close for quiet winter …

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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, Artic Bear or Glittering Iris?

Artic Bear takes 3 of 4 categories. Artic Bear is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Glittering Iris is rated 3.82/5 from 33 votes. Choose Artic Bear for a fresh and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Glittering Iris for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.