Fragrance comparison

Birthday Cake vs Lick Me

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 228 ratings analysed

Birthday Cake

Cerchi Nell’Acqua

3.7532 votes

Rank #20,943 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

68%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

Lick Me

Michela Mezzetti Parfums

3.93196 votes

Rank #8,634 VanillaSweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Lick Me takes 4 of 7 categories.

Birthday Cake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Lick Me
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring.

Birthday Cake3/7

Lick Me4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Birthday CakeCerchi Nell’Acqua

Lick MeMichela Mezzetti Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 23%Had 12%Want 66%

3.93/ 5 · 196 votes

Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%

Category winnerLick MeRating 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

46%Love

29%Like

13%Ok

8%Dislike

4%Hate

160 votes

Category winnerLick MeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityBirthday Cake

SillageBirthday Cake

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value48

Category winnerLick MeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

lactonic65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

vanilla100%

sweet83%

powdery65%

iris48%

lactonic30%

Scent match68%Closely related · both sweet, vanilla 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

Top

SugarWhipped CreamPowdery Notes

Heart

Cone WaffleIce creamIris

Base

VanillaAmber

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

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter95

Day–

Night–

Category winnerBirthday CakeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women87

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

Men1

Unisex14

Women85

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,943

PerfumerEnrico Buccella

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#8,634

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews22

Category winnerLick MeHigher 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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Lick Me is a sweet, creamy gourmand built around powdered sugar, whipped cream, vanilla ice cream and waffle cone. It reads dessert-like from the first spray, but the powdery iris gives the sweetness a softer, more polished edge than a simple vanilla syrup scent. Wearers point to a fluffy texture, a smooth vanilla-amb…

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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 Lick Me?

Lick Me takes 4 of 7 categories. Birthday Cake is rated 3.75/5 from 32 votes; Lick Me is rated 3.93/5 from 196 votes. Choose Birthday Cake for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Lick Me for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Birthday Cake or Lick Me?

They last about the same: Birthday Cake 71/100, Lick Me 69/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Birthday Cake or Lick Me?

Birthday Cake projects furthest (Birthday Cake 73/100, Lick Me 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Birthday Cake and Lick Me smell similar?

Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and powdery accords. Common notes include Whipped Cream, Sugar and Vanilla.

Is Birthday Cake or Lick Me better for summer or winter?

For summer, Birthday Cake is the stronger pick. For winter, Lick Me is the stronger pick. Birthday Cake suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Birthday Cake and Lick Me?

Birthday Cake features Whipped Cream, Sugar and Vanilla. Lick Me has top notes of Sugar, Whipped Cream and Powdery Notes, heart notes of Cone Waffle, Ice cream and Iris, a base of Vanilla and Amber.