Fragrance comparison

Cassis de la Forêt vs Sensual Love

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 91 ratings analysed

Cassis de la Forêt

Alkemia Perfumes

3.7818 votes

Rank #41,006 WoodyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Sensual Love

Ormonde Jayne

3.7773 votes

Rank #12,771 FruityFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sensual Love takes 3 of 5 categories.

Cassis de la Forêt
Choose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Sensual Love
Choose it for a fruity and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Cassis de la Forêt2/5

Sensual Love3/5

Ratings & consensus: Sensual Love
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Cassis de la Forêt
Sillage & projection: Sensual Love
Value for money: Cassis de la Forêt
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Sensual Love

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cassis de la ForêtAlkemia Perfumes

Sensual LoveOrmonde Jayne

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.78/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 17%Had 8%Want 75%

3.77/ 5 · 73 votes

Have 52%Had 48%Want 0%

Category winnerSensual LoveRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

33%Like

11%Ok

22%Dislike

0%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

33%Love

46%Like

3%Ok

18%Dislike

0%Hate

61 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityCassis de la Forêt

SillageSensual Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value36

Category winnerCassis de la ForêtBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

fruity83%

aromatic65%

green48%

conifer30%

fruity100%

floral86%

woody72%

tropical58%

rose44%

fresh30%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both fruity and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Wild BerriesSprucePineBlack CurrantBalsam FirPlumCedarCalamusLarch

No top / heart / base split published

Top

LitchiBlack CurrantWild Berries

Heart

RoseOsmanthusJasmine

Base

VanillaMossCedar

InformationalShared notesWild Berries, Black Currant and Cedar. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer43

Fall100

Winter86

Day100

Night40

Spring71

Summer100

Fall50

Winter21

Day100

Night21

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#41,006

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#12,771

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews12

Category winnerSensual LoveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cassis de la Forêt by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Cassis de la Forêt was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Sensual Love is a bright fruity floral built around lychee, black currant and wild berries, with rose, osmanthus and jasmine adding a polished floral heart. On skin it can feel juicy, sweet and vivid, with a mossy cedar base that gives the berries a grown-up edge. It suits shoppers who like bold fruit, floral sweetnes…

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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, Cassis de la Forêt or Sensual Love?

Sensual Love takes 3 of 5 categories. Cassis de la Forêt is rated 3.78/5 from 18 votes; Sensual Love is rated 3.77/5 from 73 votes. Choose Cassis de la Forêt for a woody and fruity character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Sensual Love for a fruity and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Cassis de la Forêt or Sensual Love?

They last about the same: Cassis de la Forêt 73/100, Sensual Love 71/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Cassis de la Forêt or Sensual Love?

Sensual Love projects furthest (Sensual Love 72/100, Cassis de la Forêt 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cassis de la Forêt and Sensual Love smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity and woody accords. Common notes include Wild Berries, Black Currant and Cedar.

Is Cassis de la Forêt or Sensual Love better for summer or winter?

Cassis de la Forêt suits daytime wear; Sensual Love suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cassis de la Forêt and Sensual Love?

Cassis de la Forêt features Wild Berries, Spruce, Pine, Black Currant and Balsam Fir. Sensual Love has top notes of Litchi, Black Currant and Wild Berries, heart notes of Rose, Osmanthus and Jasmine, a base of Vanilla, Moss and Cedar.