Fragrance comparison

Don't Cry For Me vs White Lie

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 445 ratings analysed

1 wins

Don't Cry For Me

ALTAIA

4.01445 votes

Rank #3,009 FloralFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

White Lie

Kilesa

—0 votes

Rank #68,704 White FloralAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Don't Cry For Me takes 1 of 1 categories.

Don't Cry For Me
Choose it for a floral and fresh character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
White Lie
Choose it for a white floral and aromatic character.

Don't Cry For Me1/1

White Lie0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Don't Cry For Me

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Don't Cry For MeALTAIA

White LieKilesa

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.01/ 5 · 445 votes

Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

45%Like

11%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

271 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

fresh88%

white floral77%

green65%

powdery53%

vanilla42%

white floral100%

aromatic92%

citrus84%

floral77%

woody69%

powdery61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both floral, white floral and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

FreesiaTeaCherry BlossomHeliotropeJasmineAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Cashmere WoodLabdanumAmber

No top / heart / base split published

Top

EucalyptusBergamotFreesiaLemon

Heart

Clary SageGeraniumTuberoseGardeniaJasmineRose

Base

Cashmere WoodHeliotropeAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesFreesia, Heliotrope, Jasmine and Cashmere Wood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer81

Fall0

Winter12

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex13

Women86

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,009

PerfumerDaphné Bugey

Launched—

Reviews86

Overall rank#68,704

PerfumerMatsuno Hidenori

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDon't Cry For MeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Don't Cry For Me by ALTAIA is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. Don't Cry For Me was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Daphné Bugey.

Reviews →

White Lie by Kilesa is a fresh white floral with an aromatic, citrusy opening and a soft musky-woody base. Eucalyptus, bergamot, lemon and freesia give it a clean lift before the scent turns more floral through tuberose, gardenia, jasmine, rose, geranium and clary sage. The dry-down looks smoother and more powdery, 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.

Do Don't Cry For Me and White Lie smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, white floral and powdery accords. Common notes include Freesia, Heliotrope, Jasmine and Cashmere Wood.

What are the notes in Don't Cry For Me and White Lie?

Don't Cry For Me features Freesia, Tea, Cherry Blossom, Heliotrope and Jasmine. White Lie has top notes of Eucalyptus, Bergamot, Freesia and Lemon, heart notes of Clary Sage, Geranium, Tuberose and Gardenia, a base of Cashmere Wood, Heliotrope, Amber and Musk.