Fragrance comparison

Bonnie Billy vs Silence The Sea

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 216 ratings analysed

Bonnie Billy

Sanae Intoxicants

5.001 votes

Rank #48,554 FloralFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

15%scent match

Clearly different

Silence The Sea

Strangelove NYC

3.36215 votes

Rank #11,899 AmberAnimalic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

Bonnie Billy
Choose it for a floral and fruity character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in summer, day or night wear.
Silence The Sea
Choose it for a amber and animalic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Bonnie Billy2/4

Silence The Sea2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Bonnie Billy
Sillage & projection: Silence The Sea
Value for money: Bonnie Billy
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Silence The Sea

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bonnie BillySanae Intoxicants

Silence The SeaStrangelove NYC

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%

3.36/ 5 · 215 votes

Have 25%Had 6%Want 69%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

38%Love

18%Like

7%Ok

20%Dislike

19%Hate

215 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate59

Category winners

LongevityBonnie Billy

SillageSilence The Sea

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value14

Category winnerBonnie BillyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

fruity88%

oud77%

white floral65%

yellow floral53%

sweet42%

amber100%

animalic86%

balsamic72%

earthy58%

musky44%

oud30%

Scent match15%Clearly different · both oud

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)JasmineMimosaFruity NotesFloral Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

AmbergrisTruffleAngelicaAgarwood (Oud)NarcissusChamomileIncenseJasmineTuberoseMimosa

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAgarwood (Oud), Jasmine and Mimosa. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer100

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer89

Fall0

Winter58

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men26

Unisex65

Women9

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#48,554

PerfumerSanae Barber

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#11,899

PerfumerChristophe Laudamiel

Launched—

Reviews62

Category winnerSilence The SeaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bonnie Billy by Sanae Intoxicants opens with an intense flash of raw agarwood and dark fruit preserve, anchored by thick Mukhallat attar. As the initial medicinal edge settles on warm skin, yellow mimosa and sweet white jasmine rise through the heavy resinous base. The dry-down slowly turns powdery as honeyed floral n…

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Silence The Sea by Strangelove NYC smells like cold sea foam crashing over weathered rocks at dusk. Perfumer Christophe Laudamiel skips standard synthetic ocean notes and builds this around genuine ambergris, funky white truffle, and bitter angelica. Narcissus and jasmine peek through the middle, but they read more li…

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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, Bonnie Billy or Silence The Sea?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Bonnie Billy is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Silence The Sea is rated 3.36/5 from 215 votes. Choose Bonnie Billy for a floral and fruity character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in summer, day or night wear. Choose Silence The Sea for a amber and animalic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Bonnie Billy or Silence The Sea?

Bonnie Billy lasts longest (Bonnie Billy 90/100, Silence The Sea 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Bonnie Billy or Silence The Sea?

Silence The Sea projects furthest (Silence The Sea 61/100, Bonnie Billy 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bonnie Billy and Silence The Sea smell similar?

Clearly different: a 15% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share oud accords. Common notes include Agarwood (Oud), Jasmine and Mimosa.

Is Bonnie Billy or Silence The Sea better for summer or winter?

Bonnie Billy suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bonnie Billy and Silence The Sea?

Bonnie Billy features Agarwood (Oud), Jasmine, Mimosa, Fruity Notes and Floral Notes. Silence The Sea features Ambergris, Truffle, Angelica, Agarwood (Oud) and Narcissus.