Fragrance comparison

Birthday Cake vs Strawberries Crave Ice Cream

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 40 ratings analysed

Birthday Cake

Cerchi Nell’Acqua

3.7532 votes

Rank #20,943 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

77%scent match

Very similar

Strawberries Crave Ice Cream

Arcana Craves

4.128 votes

Rank #38,716 SweetVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Birthday Cake
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Strawberries Crave Ice Cream
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Birthday Cake2/4

Strawberries Crave Ice Cream2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Birthday Cake
Sillage & projection: Strawberries Crave Ice Cream
Value for money: Strawberries Crave Ice Cream
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

Strawberries Crave Ice CreamArcana Craves

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 23%Had 12%Want 66%

4.12/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 8%Had 1%Want 91%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

50%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

13%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityBirthday Cake

SillageStrawberries Crave Ice Cream

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value88

Category winnerStrawberries Crave Ice CreamBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

lactonic65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

sweet100%

vanilla83%

fruity65%

lactonic48%

powdery30%

Scent match77%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

StrawberryMexican VanillaMilkVanillaSugarWhipped Cream

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

Spring100

Summer33

Fall67

Winter100

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women87

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

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,943

PerfumerEnrico Buccella

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#38,716

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

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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Strawberries Crave Ice Cream by Arcana Craves opens with bright, crushed pink strawberries soaked in granulated sugar. As it warms on skin, the fruit merges with heavy Mexican vanilla and dense milk cream. It wears close and cozy, perfect for crisp spring mornings when you want a rich dessert scent without heavy spice.

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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 Strawberries Crave Ice Cream?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Birthday Cake is rated 3.75/5 from 32 votes; Strawberries Crave Ice Cream is rated 4.12/5 from 8 votes. Choose Birthday Cake for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Strawberries Crave Ice Cream for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.