Fragrance comparison

Basic Pumpkin vs Pumpkin Spice Latte

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 78 ratings analysed

Basic Pumpkin

Victoria's Secret

4.1422 votes

Rank #23,177 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

5 wins

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Solstice Scents

4.2756 votes

Rank #17,652 CinnamonWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pumpkin Spice Latte takes 5 of 5 categories.

Basic Pumpkin
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Choose it for a cinnamon and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Basic Pumpkin0/5

Pumpkin Spice Latte5/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Basic PumpkinVictoria's Secret

Pumpkin Spice LatteSolstice Scents

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.14/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 34%Had 7%Want 60%

4.27/ 5 · 56 votes

Have 24%Had 6%Want 70%

Category winnerPumpkin Spice LatteRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

32%Love

59%Like

5%Ok

0%Dislike

5%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

45%Love

43%Like

7%Ok

5%Dislike

0%Hate

56 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity42

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityPumpkin Spice Latte

SillagePumpkin Spice Latte

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value73

¤ Price value75

Category winnerPumpkin Spice LatteBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla77%

lactonic53%

fruity30%

cinnamon100%

warm spicy83%

sweet65%

fresh spicy48%

vanilla30%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both sweet and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PumpkinWhipped CreamMacchiato

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CinnamonNutmegGingerbreadPumpkinWhipped Cream

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesPumpkin and Whipped Cream. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring23

Summer8

Fall100

Winter69

Day100

Night78

Spring8

Summer4

Fall100

Winter52

Day100

Night90

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex8

Women92

Men11

Unisex67

Women22

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,177

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#17,652

PerfumerAngela St.John

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerPumpkin Spice LatteHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Victoria's Secret Basic Pumpkin opens with a realistic splash of freshly carved raw pumpkin flesh rather than synthetic pumpkin pie syrup. Within minutes, a soft layer of whipped cream and warm macchiato foam smooths out the vegetable greenness, turning the mist into an airy gourmand. The dry-down settles into a cozy …

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Pumpkin Spice Latte by Solstice Scents opens with a hit of dark roasted coffee beans and sharp cinnamon spice. Perfumer Angela St.John skips the artificial coffee syrup archetype, choosing instead a bitter espresso core that anchors the blend. Freshly grated nutmeg and gingerbread spices heat up the top notes quickly,…

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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.

Which is better, Basic Pumpkin or Pumpkin Spice Latte?

Pumpkin Spice Latte takes 5 of 5 categories. Basic Pumpkin is rated 4.14/5 from 22 votes; Pumpkin Spice Latte is rated 4.27/5 from 56 votes. Choose Basic Pumpkin for a sweet and vanilla character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Pumpkin Spice Latte for a cinnamon and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.