Fragrance comparison

Dolce Meta vs Victoria

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 59 ratings analysed

Dolce Meta

Salas · 2023

4.754 votes

Rank #44,018 White FloralRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Victoria

Bortnikoff

4.0055 votes

Rank #17,411 WoodyMossy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Victoria takes 4 of 4 categories.

Dolce Meta
Choose it for a white floral and rose character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Victoria
Choose it for a woody and mossy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Dolce Meta0/4

Victoria4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dolce MetaSalas

VictoriaBortnikoff

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 8%Had 17%Want 75%

4.00/ 5 · 55 votes

Have 24%Had 5%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

53%Love

20%Like

9%Ok

11%Dislike

7%Hate

55 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate94

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityVictoria

SillageVictoria

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value37

Category winnerVictoriaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

rose92%

amber84%

leather77%

oud69%

smoky61%

woody100%

mossy92%

aromatic84%

earthy77%

oud69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both oud

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

AppleOrange Blossom

Heart

RoseJasmine

Base

Agarwood (Oud)BirchAmbroxan

Top

LavenderelemiOrange BlossomAppleBlack Currant

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)JasmineAmbrette (Musk Mallow)RoseYlang YlangNeroliBlack Pepper

Base

OakmossPatchouliSandalwoodSiam BenzoinAmberLabdanum

InformationalShared notesApple, Orange Blossom, Rose and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer67

Fall100

Winter67

Day67

Night100

Spring62

Summer8

Fall100

Winter85

Day91

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men35

Unisex59

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#44,018

PerfumerChristian Provenzano

Launched2023

Reviews0

Overall rank#17,411

PerfumerMaxim Bortnikov

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerVictoriaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dolce Meta by Salas is a fresh and smoky woody perfume that pairs crisp orchard fruit with dark timber. The fragrance opens with a sharp bite of chilled green apple alongside sunny, sweet orange blossom petals. Within minutes, a clean floral core of pink rose and jasmine blooms across the skin, keeping the scent brigh…

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Victoria by Bortnikoff starts with a sharp, medicinal burst of lavender, bitter elemi resin, and crisp green apple. That initial tartness quickly meets a dark core of wild Burmese agarwood and earthy oakmoss, softened slightly by orange blossom and black currant. As the liquid settles on skin, damp soil notes merge wi…

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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, Dolce Meta or Victoria?

Victoria takes 4 of 4 categories. Dolce Meta is rated 4.75/5 from 4 votes; Victoria is rated 4.00/5 from 55 votes. Choose Dolce Meta for a white floral and rose character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Victoria for a woody and mossy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Dolce Meta or Victoria?

Victoria lasts longest (Victoria 78/100, Dolce Meta 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Dolce Meta or Victoria?

Victoria projects furthest (Victoria 60/100, Dolce Meta 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Dolce Meta and Victoria smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share oud accords. Common notes include Apple, Orange Blossom, Rose and Jasmine.

Is Dolce Meta or Victoria better for summer or winter?

Dolce Meta suits evening wear; Victoria suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dolce Meta and Victoria?

Dolce Meta has top notes of Apple and Orange Blossom, heart notes of Rose and Jasmine, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Birch and Ambroxan. Victoria has top notes of Lavender, elemi, Orange Blossom and Apple, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Jasmine, Ambrette (Musk Mallow) and Rose, a base of Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Siam Benzoin.