Fragrance comparison

Beautiful Day Bonheur vs Dsire

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 104 ratings analysed

Beautiful Day Bonheur

Castelbajac

3.82100 votes

Rank #32,965 WoodyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Dsire

Manuel Mathieu

4.754 votes

Rank #38,161 White FloralTuberose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dsire takes 4 of 5 categories.

Beautiful Day Bonheur
Choose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Dsire
Choose it for a white floral and tuberose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Beautiful Day Bonheur1/5

Dsire4/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Dsire
Sillage & projection: Dsire
Value for money: Dsire
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Dsire
Fragranxe ranking: Beautiful Day Bonheur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Beautiful Day BonheurCastelbajac

DsireManuel Mathieu

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.82/ 5 · 100 votes

Have 66%Had 34%Want 0%

4.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 14%Had 2%Want 84%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

20%Love

57%Like

9%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

100 votes

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevityDsire

SillageDsire

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price value75

Category winnerDsireBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

fruity92%

white floral84%

powdery77%

floral69%

musky61%

white floral100%

tuberose91%

yellow floral83%

marine74%

citrus65%

aromatic56%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

PomegranateGrapefruit

Heart2-4 hrs

JasminePeachHeliotropeAppleFreesiaTuberoseYlang-Ylang

Base6-8 hrs

MuskIso E SuperVanillaCedar

Top15-30 mins

JasmineMarine notesGrapefruit

Heart2-4 hrs

TuberoseYlang-YlangFrangipani

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaMuskHaitian Vetiver

Category winnerDsireLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer92

Fall92

Winter40

Day100

Night33

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex10

Women87

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#32,965

PerfumerKarine Dubreuil-Sereni

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#38,161

PerfumerJuliette Karagueuzoglou

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerBeautiful Day BonheurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Castelbajac Beautiful Day Bonheur is a bright, cheerful fragrance that pairs crisp fruit with a breezy bouquet of fresh blossoms. The opening immediately wakes up the senses with tangy pomegranate and juicy grapefruit, creating a tart, mouthwatering spray that feels like peeling fresh citrus on a sunny morning. As the…

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Dsire by Manuel Mathieu opens with a refreshing splash of crisp grapefruit, salty marine notes, and airy jasmine. This brisk coastal breeze quickly gives way to a lush, sunlit heart of creamy tuberose, exotic frangipani, and golden ylang-ylang. Rather than turning sharp or overly heavy, the tropical white flowers melt…

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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, Beautiful Day Bonheur or Dsire?

Dsire takes 4 of 5 categories. Beautiful Day Bonheur is rated 3.82/5 from 100 votes; Dsire is rated 4.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Beautiful Day Bonheur for a woody and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Dsire for a white floral and tuberose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Beautiful Day Bonheur or Dsire?

Dsire lasts longest (Dsire 60/100, Beautiful Day Bonheur 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Beautiful Day Bonheur or Dsire?

Dsire projects furthest (Dsire 75/100, Beautiful Day Bonheur 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Beautiful Day Bonheur and Dsire smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Jasmine, Tuberose and Ylang-Ylang.

Is Beautiful Day Bonheur or Dsire better for summer or winter?

Beautiful Day Bonheur suits daytime wear; Dsire suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Beautiful Day Bonheur and Dsire?

Beautiful Day Bonheur has top notes of Pomegranate and Grapefruit, heart notes of Jasmine, Peach, Heliotrope and Apple, a base of Musk, Iso E Super, Vanilla and Cedar. Dsire has top notes of Jasmine, Marine notes and Grapefruit, heart notes of Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang and Frangipani, a base of Vanilla, Musk and Haitian Vetiver.