Fragrance comparison

Authentic Self Woman vs Lovely Night

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 302 ratings analysed

1 wins

Authentic Self Woman

Abercrombie & Fitch

3.94302 votes

Rank #8,574 CitrusFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Lovely Night

Natural Scents

—0 votes

Rank #66,938 FloralWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Authentic Self Woman takes 1 of 1 categories.

Authentic Self Woman
Choose it for a citrus and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Lovely Night
Choose it for a floral and woody character.

Authentic Self Woman1/1

Lovely Night0/1

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: Authentic Self Woman

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Authentic Self WomanAbercrombie & Fitch

Lovely NightNatural Scents

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.94/ 5 · 302 votes

Have 87%Had 13%Want 0%

—/ 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

27%Love

52%Like

15%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

269 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage47

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value61

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fruity92%

sweet84%

woody77%

musky69%

floral61%

floral100%

woody88%

Champagne77%

aldehydic65%

powdery53%

warm spicy42%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Lemon ZestGooseberryPear

Heart

FreesiaJasmineLily-of-the-Valley

Base

MuskCedarSandalwood

Top

Champagne

Heart

Freesia

Base

Sandalwood

InformationalShared notesFreesia and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter20

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex27

Women70

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,574

PerfumerLinda Chinery

Launched—

Reviews29

Overall rank#66,938

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAuthentic Self WomanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Authentic Self Woman by Abercrombie & Fitch is a fragrance for women. Authentic Self Woman was launched in 2023. The nose behind this fragrance is Linda Chinery. Top notes are Lemon Zest, Gooseberry and Pear; middle notes are Freesia, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Musk, Cedar and Sandalwood.

Reviews →

Lovely Night by Natural Scents centers on a crisp, festive Champagne opening that softens into delicate Freesia. A clean, reliable Sandalwood base anchors this floral woody musk. It suits evenings out or celebrations when you want a light, approachable presence that does not overpower a room.

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.

Do Authentic Self Woman and Lovely Night smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and floral accords. Common notes include Freesia and Sandalwood.

What are the notes in Authentic Self Woman and Lovely Night?

Authentic Self Woman has top notes of Lemon Zest, Gooseberry and Pear, heart notes of Freesia, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Musk, Cedar and Sandalwood. Lovely Night has top notes of Champagne, heart notes of Freesia, a base of Sandalwood.