Eau Cerise vs Halfeti
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
28%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Halfeti takes 3 of 5 categories.
Eau CeriseChoose it for a floral and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear.
HalfetiChoose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Eau Cerise1/5
Halfeti3/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Halfeti
- Sillage & projection
- Eau Cerise
- Value for money
- Tie
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Halfeti
- Fragranxe ranking
- Halfeti
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Eau CeriseDSH PerfumesHalfetiDSH PerfumesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.54/ 5 · 13 votes
Have 23%Had 15%Want 62%
4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 16%Had 3%Want 81%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate15%Love
46%Like
15%Ok
23%Dislike
0%Hate
13 votes · too few to score
50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
2 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityHalfeti
SillageEau Cerise
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTieBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothfloral100%
woody92%
musky84%
violet77%
fruity69%
patchouli61%
woody100%
amber92%
warm spicy84%
animalic77%
musky69%
leather61%
Scent match28%Clearly different · both woody and musky
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
Sea BuckthornAmbrette (Musk Mallow)PatchouliVioletChampacaAtlas CedarOakmossLicoriceVirginia CedarBulgarian RoseEgyptian RoseGalbanum
No top / heart / base split published
Top20-30 mins
BlackberryBergamotBirch Tar
Heart3-4 hrs
Bulgarian RoseRoseDamask RoseFrench RoseMoroccan RoseTurkish RoseCognacTobacco
Base6-8 hrs
OlibanumCambodian OudHyraxAmberNatural MuskIndian PatchouliAmbergrisAtlas Cedar
Category winnerHalfetiLongest dry-down: 6-8 hrs
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring80
Summer100
Fall40
Winter40
Day100
Night75
Spring100
Summer100
Fall0
Winter0
Day100
Night100
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#53,058
PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz
Launched—
Reviews4
Overall rank#43,660
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerHalfetiHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotEau Cerise by DSH Perfumes presents a botanical take on fruit and florals that avoids candy sweetness. Created by artisan perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, the scent focuses on black cherry and tart sea buckthorn before revealing a rich bouquet of Egyptian rose, Bulgarian rose, violet, and creamy champaca. Beneath the bl…
Reviews →DSH Perfumes Halfeti reimagines the mythical black rose of southeastern Turkey as a shadowy, brooding botanical portrait. It opens with tart blackberry fruit and sharp bergamot cut through with smoky birch tar. That early smoke gives way to an enormous bouquet of six distinct roses, enriched with dark cognac, damp tob…
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, Eau Cerise or Halfeti?
Halfeti takes 3 of 5 categories. Eau Cerise is rated 3.54/5 from 13 votes; Halfeti is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Eau Cerise for a floral and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Halfeti for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Eau Cerise or Halfeti?
Halfeti lasts longest (Halfeti 60/100, Eau Cerise 55/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Eau Cerise or Halfeti?
Eau Cerise projects furthest (Eau Cerise 42/100, Halfeti 25/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Eau Cerise and Halfeti smell similar?
Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and musky accords. Common notes include Patchouli, Virginia Cedar and Egyptian Rose.
Is Eau Cerise or Halfeti better for summer or winter?
Eau Cerise suits daytime wear; Halfeti suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Eau Cerise and Halfeti?
Eau Cerise features Sea Buckthorn, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Patchouli, Violet and Champaca. Halfeti has top notes of Blackberry, Bergamot and Birch Tar, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Rose, Damask Rose and French Rose, a base of Olibanum, Cambodian Oud, Hyrax and Amber.
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