Fragrance comparison

Birthday Cake vs Dessert Chantilly

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 57 ratings analysed

4 wins

Birthday Cake

Cerchi Nell’Acqua

3.7532 votes

Rank #20,943 SweetVanilla

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73%scent match

Closely related

Dessert Chantilly

Lumi

3.9625 votes

Rank #35,126 SweetVanilla

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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 longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Dessert Chantilly
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Birthday Cake4/5

Dessert Chantilly1/5

Ratings & consensus: Dessert Chantilly
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Birthday Cake
Sillage & projection: Birthday Cake
Value for money: Birthday 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

Dessert ChantillyLumi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 23%Had 12%Want 66%

3.96/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 22%Had 4%Want 74%

Category winnerDessert ChantillyRating 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

42%Like

16%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

19 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity51

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityBirthday Cake

SillageBirthday Cake

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value43

Category winnerBirthday CakeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

lactonic65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

sweet100%

vanilla83%

lactonic65%

powdery48%

caramel30%

Scent match73%Closely related · both sweet, vanilla and lactonic

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

Top

ButterSugarPowdery Notes

Heart

Whipped CreamCustardCaramel

Base

VanillaWhite Musk

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

Spring29

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night80

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women87

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

Men0

Unisex11

Women89

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,943

PerfumerEnrico Buccella

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#35,126

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

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 …

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Dessert Chantilly by Lumi is a gourmand fragrance that centers on creamy notes of whipped cream, custard, and caramel. It provides a sweet, comforting scent profile suitable for cooler weather and casual evening wear. With top notes of butter and sugar, this scent mimics the aroma of freshly baked goods, offering a so…

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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, Birthday Cake or Dessert Chantilly?

Birthday Cake takes 4 of 5 categories. Birthday Cake is rated 3.75/5 from 32 votes; Dessert Chantilly is rated 3.96/5 from 25 votes. Choose Birthday Cake for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Dessert Chantilly for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Birthday Cake or Dessert Chantilly?

Birthday Cake lasts longest (Birthday Cake 71/100, Dessert Chantilly 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Birthday Cake or Dessert Chantilly?

Birthday Cake projects furthest (Birthday Cake 73/100, Dessert Chantilly 38/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Birthday Cake and Dessert Chantilly smell similar?

Closely related: a 73% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and lactonic accords. Common notes include Whipped Cream, Sugar and Vanilla.

Is Birthday Cake or Dessert Chantilly better for summer or winter?

Birthday Cake suits daytime wear; Dessert Chantilly suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Birthday Cake and Dessert Chantilly?

Birthday Cake features Whipped Cream, Sugar and Vanilla. Dessert Chantilly has top notes of Butter, Sugar and Powdery Notes, heart notes of Whipped Cream, Custard and Caramel, a base of Vanilla and White Musk.