Fragrance comparison

Blinding Lights vs Love Potion

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 41 ratings analysed

Blinding Lights

Mango

3.577 votes

Rank #54,477 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Love Potion

Be Layered

4.1234 votes

Rank #32,463 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love Potion takes 3 of 4 categories.

Blinding Lights
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Love Potion
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Blinding Lights1/4

Love Potion3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Love Potion
Sillage & projection: Love Potion
Value for money: Blinding Lights
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Love Potion

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blinding LightsMango

Love PotionBe Layered

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.57/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 16%Had 4%Want 80%

4.12/ 5 · 34 votes

Have 30%Had 6%Want 64%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

43%Love

14%Like

0%Ok

43%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

50%Love

29%Like

9%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

34 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate64

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityLove Potion

SillageLove Potion

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value71

Category winnerBlinding LightsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet88%

musky77%

amber65%

balsamic53%

lactonic42%

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

white floral77%

citrus69%

vanilla61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Cashmere WoodPralineVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CacaoPralineJasmineVanillaTonka BeanAlmondBergamotCedarTuberoseCoffeeLemonPatchouli

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesPraline and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Blinding Lights, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer33

Fall100

Winter67

Day83

Night100

Spring50

Summer25

Fall100

Winter63

Day38

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 37%Date 28%Work 24%Party 12%

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#54,477

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#32,463

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerLove PotionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Blinding Lights by Mango delivers a warm, comforting hug of sweet praline, creamy vanilla, and velvety cashmere wood. The opening hits with a brief surge of alcohol solvent before quickly settling into a nutty, toasted sugar sweetness. It feels familiar and easy. Within twenty minutes, the lactonic amber facets emerge…

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Love Potion opens with a sharp burst of bergamot and bright lemon before settling into a dense, sweet core of praline, cacao, and vanilla. As it warms on skin, powdery orris and creamy tonka bean balance the gourmand weight, giving it a surprisingly rounded depth. A faint trace of jasmine and clean cedar keeps the dry…

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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, Blinding Lights or Love Potion?

Love Potion takes 3 of 4 categories. Blinding Lights is rated 3.57/5 from 7 votes; Love Potion is rated 4.12/5 from 34 votes. Choose Blinding Lights for a woody and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Love Potion for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.