Fragrance comparison

Birthday Cake vs Blackberry Truffle Cake

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 44 ratings analysed

4 wins

Birthday Cake

Cerchi Nell’Acqua

3.7532 votes

Rank #20,943 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

Blackberry Truffle Cake

The Dua Brand

3.7512 votes

Rank #41,495 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Birthday Cake takes 4 of 5 categories.

Birthday Cake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Blackberry Truffle Cake
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Birthday Cake4/5

Blackberry Truffle Cake1/5

Ratings & consensus: Birthday Cake
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Birthday Cake
Sillage & projection: Birthday Cake
Value for money: Blackberry Truffle Cake
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Birthday Cake

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Birthday CakeCerchi Nell’Acqua

Blackberry Truffle CakeThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 23%Had 12%Want 66%

3.75/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 33%Had 6%Want 61%

Category winnerBirthday CakeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

9%Like

13%Ok

22%Dislike

6%Hate

32 votes

42%Love

25%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

17%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityBirthday Cake

SillageBirthday Cake

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value58

Category winnerBlackberry Truffle CakeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

lactonic65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

fruity100%

sweet83%

rose65%

violet48%

powdery30%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Whipped CreamSugarVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

BlackberryRaspberryFrostingVanillaCakeWhipped CreamSugar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWhipped Cream, Sugar and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Birthday Cake, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer69

Fall92

Winter69

Day100

Night56

Spring50

Summer0

Fall50

Winter100

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women87

Casual 39%Date 28%Party 23%Work 10%

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,943

PerfumerEnrico Buccella

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#41,495

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerBirthday CakeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cerchi Nell'Acqua Birthday Cake smells like walking into an artisan bakery right as fresh yellow sponge leaves the oven. It is unapologetically sweet. Master perfumer Enrico Buccella built this extrait around airy whipped cream, spun sugar, and dense French vanilla. You get an immediate wave of melted buttercream and …

Reviews →

Blackberry Truffle Cake by The Dua Brand is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women and men. Blackberry Truffle Cake was launched in 2022. From the way people describe wearing it, this comes across best as an easygoing style that many people can appreciate quickly. Taken together, the feedback points to a scent t…

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.

Which is better, Birthday Cake or Blackberry Truffle Cake?

Birthday Cake takes 4 of 5 categories. Birthday Cake is rated 3.75/5 from 32 votes; Blackberry Truffle Cake is rated 3.75/5 from 12 votes. Choose Birthday Cake for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Blackberry Truffle Cake for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.