Fragrance comparison

Birthday Cake vs Quin Meringa

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 89 ratings analysed

4 wins

Birthday Cake

Cerchi Nell’Acqua

3.7532 votes

Rank #20,943 SweetVanilla

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81%scent match

Very similar

Quin Meringa

Hilde Soliani

3.8857 votes

Rank #20,616 SweetVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Birthday Cake takes 4 of 7 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.
Quin Meringa
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Birthday Cake4/7

Quin Meringa3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Birthday CakeCerchi Nell’Acqua

Quin MeringaHilde Soliani

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 23%Had 12%Want 66%

3.88/ 5 · 57 votes

Have 18%Had 10%Want 72%

Category winnerQuin MeringaRating 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

32%Love

37%Like

21%Ok

9%Dislike

2%Hate

57 votes

Category winnerQuin MeringaMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityBirthday Cake

SillageBirthday Cake

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value32

Category winnerBirthday CakeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

lactonic65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

sweet100%

vanilla65%

lactonic30%

Scent match81%Very similar · 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

Notes

Whipped CreamSugar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWhipped Cream and Sugar. 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

Summer12

Fall88

Winter88

Day100

Night40

Category winnerBirthday CakeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women87

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

Men0

Unisex38

Women63

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,943

PerfumerEnrico Buccella

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#20,616

PerfumerHilde Soliani

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerQuin MeringaHigher 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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Quin Meringa by Hilde Soliani smells like chilled heavy cream whipped with fine powdered sugar and real vanilla beans. Instead of a heavy, buttery frosting or sticky bakery syrup, this scent stays fluffy, airy, and delicately milky on the skin. The initial spray quickly settles into an intimate cloud of sweet dairy no…

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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 Quin Meringa?

Birthday Cake takes 4 of 7 categories. Birthday Cake is rated 3.75/5 from 32 votes; Quin Meringa is rated 3.88/5 from 57 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 Quin Meringa for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Birthday Cake or Quin Meringa?

Birthday Cake lasts longest (Birthday Cake 71/100, Quin Meringa 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Birthday Cake or Quin Meringa?

Birthday Cake projects furthest (Birthday Cake 73/100, Quin Meringa 49/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Birthday Cake and Quin Meringa smell similar?

Very similar: a 81% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and lactonic accords. Common notes include Whipped Cream and Sugar.

Is Birthday Cake or Quin Meringa better for summer or winter?

For summer, Birthday Cake is the stronger pick. For winter, Quin Meringa is the stronger pick. Birthday Cake suits daytime wear; Quin Meringa suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.