Cotton Candy vs Sugar Mallow
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
77%scent match
Very similar
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Sugar Mallow takes 5 of 5 categories.
Cotton CandyChoose it for a sweet and fruity character. Best in summer, day or night wear.
Sugar MallowChoose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Cotton Candy0/5
Sugar Mallow5/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Sugar Mallow
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Sugar Mallow
- Sillage & projection
- Sugar Mallow
- Value for money
- Sugar Mallow
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Sugar Mallow
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Cotton CandyAnfar 1950Sugar MallowAtraliaWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.85/ 5 · 13 votes
Have 16%Had 1%Want 82%
4.40/ 5 · 89 votes
Have 96%Had 4%Want 0%
Category winnerSugar MallowRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate38%Love
31%Like
15%Ok
8%Dislike
8%Hate
13 votes · too few to score
61%Love
28%Like
8%Ok
3%Dislike
1%Hate
79 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevitySugar Mallow
SillageSugar Mallow
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerSugar MallowBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsweet100%
fruity83%
musky65%
powdery48%
vanilla30%
sweet100%
vanilla83%
powdery65%
musky48%
fruity30%
Scent match77%Very similar · both sweet, fruity and musky
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
MuskMarshmallowStrawberryFreesia
Heart
RaspberryCotton CandyWhipped Cream
Base
AmbroxanVanillaSugar
Top
MarshmallowStrawberryOrange
Heart
VanillaFloral NotesWhipped CreamCoconut
Base
SugarCotton CandyMuskRaspberry
InformationalShared notesMusk, Marshmallow, Strawberry and Raspberry. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring67
Summer100
Fall50
Winter33
Day100
Night100
Spring100
Summer71
Fall0
Winter93
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#54,223
PerfumerAhmedullah Anfar
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#4,702
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews25
Category winnerSugar MallowHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotAnfar 1950 Cotton Candy leads with sugary strawberry, whipped cream, and fluffy marshmallow over a clean musk base. It wears best in cool spring air or breezy summer evenings when you want a sweet, playful scent. The dry-down settles into warm vanilla, sugar, and ambroxan without turning heavy or cloying.
Reviews →Sugar Mallow is a soft, fluffy gourmand built around marshmallow, vanilla and airy berry sweetness. Reviews consistently describe it as sweet without turning heavy, with a cotton candy opening, a smoother creamy heart, and an easy, girly feel that stays light on skin. It suits shoppers who want a cozy marshmallow scen…
Reviews →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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Cotton Candy or Sugar Mallow?
Sugar Mallow takes 5 of 5 categories. Cotton Candy is rated 3.85/5 from 13 votes; Sugar Mallow is rated 4.40/5 from 89 votes. Choose Cotton Candy for a sweet and fruity character. Best in summer, day or night wear. Choose Sugar Mallow for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Cotton Candy or Sugar Mallow?
Sugar Mallow lasts longest (Sugar Mallow 64/100, Cotton Candy 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Cotton Candy or Sugar Mallow?
Sugar Mallow projects furthest (Sugar Mallow 53/100, Cotton Candy 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Cotton Candy and Sugar Mallow smell similar?
Very similar: a 77% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, fruity and musky accords. Common notes include Musk, Marshmallow, Strawberry and Raspberry.
Is Cotton Candy or Sugar Mallow better for summer or winter?
Cotton Candy suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Cotton Candy and Sugar Mallow?
Cotton Candy has top notes of Musk, Marshmallow, Strawberry and Freesia, heart notes of Raspberry, Cotton Candy and Whipped Cream, a base of Ambroxan, Vanilla and Sugar. Sugar Mallow has top notes of Marshmallow, Strawberry and Orange, heart notes of Vanilla, Floral Notes, Whipped Cream and Coconut, a base of Sugar, Cotton Candy, Musk and Raspberry.
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