Fragrance comparison

Bare Vanilla Frosted vs smoky ice (2023)

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 31 ratings analysed

Bare Vanilla Frosted

Victoria's Secret

4.5227 votes

Rank #28,811 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

smoky ice (2023)

MAYME?

1.254 votes

Rank #75,752 FreshTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Bare Vanilla Frosted
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
smoky ice (2023)
Choose it for a fresh and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Bare Vanilla Frosted2/4

smoky ice (2023)2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: smoky ice (2023)
Sillage & projection: smoky ice (2023)
Value for money: Bare Vanilla Frosted
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bare Vanilla Frosted

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bare Vanilla FrostedVictoria's Secret

smoky ice (2023)MAYME?

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.52/ 5 · 27 votes

Have 32%Had 16%Want 52%

1.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 23%Had 8%Want 69%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

63%Love

30%Like

4%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

27 votes

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

75%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate6

Category winners

Longevitysmoky ice (2023)

Sillagesmoky ice (2023)

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value77

¤ Price value50

Category winnerBare Vanilla FrostedBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet86%

fresh72%

green58%

aromatic44%

powdery30%

fresh100%

tobacco90%

green80%

sweet70%

aromatic60%

aquatic50%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both fresh, sweet and green

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VanillaSugarIceMint

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

IceTobaccoMintVanillaGalbanumLabdanumPetitgrain

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesVanilla, Ice and Mint. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring13

Summer38

Fall31

Winter100

Day80

Night100

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,811

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#75,752

PerfumerMaria Molchanova

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBare Vanilla FrostedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Victoria's Secret Bare Vanilla Frosted blends warm vanilla and spun sugar with a crisp note of icy mint. Released in 2019 as a seasonal winter mist, it adds a cool, aromatic breeze to a sweet gourmand base. It wears comfortably on chilly December afternoons, giving off a cozy atmosphere for casual indoor gatherings, r…

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smoky ice (2023) by MAYME? is a cool green tobacco scent built around crushed ice, spearmint, petitgrain, galbanum, labdanum, tobacco and vanilla. It reads fresh first, then greener and sweeter, with a smoky resinous base under the minty lift. The idea is striking, but the available community signals are limited and …

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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, Bare Vanilla Frosted or smoky ice (2023)?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Bare Vanilla Frosted is rated 4.52/5 from 27 votes; smoky ice (2023) is rated 1.25/5 from 4 votes. Choose Bare Vanilla Frosted for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose smoky ice (2023) for a fresh and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.