Fragrance comparison

Dreaming With Ghosts vs Art Nouveau

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 441 ratings analysed

4 wins

Dreaming With Ghosts

Mark Buxton

3.85226 votes

Rank #16,846 SweetFloral

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51%scent match

Some overlap

Art Nouveau

Plume Impression

3.67215 votes

Rank #16,588 FloralFruity

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dreaming With Ghosts takes 4 of 7 categories.

Dreaming With Ghosts
Choose it for a sweet and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Art Nouveau
Choose it for a floral and fruity character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Dreaming With Ghosts4/7

Art Nouveau2/7

Ratings & consensus: Dreaming With Ghosts
Community sentiment: Dreaming With Ghosts
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Art Nouveau
Value for money: Dreaming With Ghosts
Versatility: Dreaming With Ghosts
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Art Nouveau

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dreaming With GhostsMark Buxton

Art NouveauPlume Impression

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 226 votes

Have 42%Had 13%Want 44%

3.67/ 5 · 215 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerDreaming With GhostsRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

30%Love

40%Like

18%Ok

8%Dislike

4%Hate

226 votes

25%Love

38%Like

21%Ok

13%Dislike

3%Hate

215 votes

Category winnerDreaming With GhostsMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageArt Nouveau

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value37

Category winnerDreaming With GhostsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

floral92%

fruity84%

aromatic77%

leather69%

fresh61%

floral100%

fruity92%

sweet84%

fresh77%

citrus69%

woody61%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both floral, sweet and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top1 to 2 hours

QuinceMarigold

Heart2 to 4 hours

LeatherPeony

Base3 to 6 hours

VetiverVanilla

Top

ChampagneOsmanthusMagnoliaPeonyYlang-YlangBlack CurrantBergamot

Heart

QuincePeachTuberoseJasmineRoseViolet

Base

Red BerriesWhite MuskSandalwoodAmberPatchouliVetiver

InformationalShared notesQuince, Peony and Vetiver. Durations are only published for Dreaming With Ghosts, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring84

Summer58

Fall100

Winter48

Day100

Night37

Spring100

Summer60

Fall0

Winter32

Day–

Night–

Category winnerDreaming With GhostsMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men7

Unisex48

Women45

Men1

Unisex11

Women88

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,846

PerfumerMark Buxton

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#16,588

PerfumerMarc Daniel Heimgartner

Launched—

Reviews12

Category winnerArt NouveauHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dreaming With Ghosts by Mark Buxton is an unusual fruity leather fragrance built on unexpected contrasts. It opens with tart, honeyed quince paired with the sharp, herbal brightness of marigold. As that vivid fruitiness softens, a smooth middle tier of supple leather and airy peony steps forward, preventing the scent …

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Art Nouveau opens with a fizzy splash of champagne that immediately pops alongside the fruity tartness of black currant. As it warms on the skin, a dense bouquet of ylang-ylang and magnolia emerges, creating a thick, sweet floral texture. This is not a sheer, modern floral water, but rather a rich, slightly powdery co…

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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, Dreaming With Ghosts or Art Nouveau?

Dreaming With Ghosts takes 4 of 7 categories. Dreaming With Ghosts is rated 3.85/5 from 226 votes; Art Nouveau is rated 3.67/5 from 215 votes. Choose Dreaming With Ghosts for a sweet and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Art Nouveau for a floral and fruity character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Dreaming With Ghosts or Art Nouveau?

They last about the same: Dreaming With Ghosts 61/100, Art Nouveau 61/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Dreaming With Ghosts or Art Nouveau?

Art Nouveau projects furthest (Art Nouveau 56/100, Dreaming With Ghosts 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Dreaming With Ghosts and Art Nouveau smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, sweet and fruity accords. Common notes include Quince, Peony and Vetiver.

Is Dreaming With Ghosts or Art Nouveau better for summer or winter?

For summer, Art Nouveau is the stronger pick. For winter, Dreaming With Ghosts is the stronger pick. Dreaming With Ghosts suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dreaming With Ghosts and Art Nouveau?

Dreaming With Ghosts has top notes of Quince and Marigold, heart notes of Leather and Peony, a base of Vetiver and Vanilla. Art Nouveau has top notes of Champagne, Osmanthus, Magnolia and Peony, heart notes of Quince, Peach, Tuberose and Jasmine, a base of Red Berries, White Musk, Sandalwood and Amber.