Fragrance comparison

Echoed Fantasy vs Ascendant

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 322 ratings analysed

Echoed Fantasy

Alkemia Perfumes

3.0010 votes

Rank #61,151 Warm SpicyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

15%scent match

Clearly different

5 wins

Ascendant

Oriflame

3.90312 votes

Rank #8,882 AromaticVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ascendant takes 5 of 5 categories.

Echoed Fantasy
Choose it for a warm spicy and fruity character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Ascendant
Choose it for a aromatic and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Echoed Fantasy0/5

Ascendant5/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Echoed FantasyAlkemia Perfumes

AscendantOriflame

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 18%Had 14%Want 68%

3.90/ 5 · 312 votes

Have 53%Had 47%Want 0%

Category winnerAscendantRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

10%Love

40%Like

10%Ok

20%Dislike

20%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

25%Love

54%Like

7%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

312 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

LongevityAscendant

SillageAscendant

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value63

¤ Price value72

Category winnerAscendantBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fruity92%

sweet84%

herbal77%

fresh69%

white floral61%

aromatic100%

vanilla92%

fresh spicy84%

citrus77%

woody69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match15%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

GingerGinger flowerMelonWild StrawberryArtemisiaDaturaPoppyCardamom

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CardamomBergamotGingerMandarin OrangeFennelGrapefruit

Heart

LavenderRosemaryArtemisia

Base

VanillaTonka BeanCedarVetiverCypress

InformationalShared notesGinger, Artemisia and Cardamom. 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

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Spring57

Summer34

Fall98

Winter100

Day78

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men95

Unisex5

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#61,151

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#8,882

PerfumerVincent Schaller

Launched—

Reviews28

Category winnerAscendantHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Echoed Fantasy by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

Reviews →

Ascendant by Oriflame opens with a sharp burst of cardamom, bergamot, and crushed ginger. That bright, fresh spicy top quickly settles as herbal rosemary and lavender take over the mid phase. As the initial citrus fizz dies down, the scent shifts toward a sweet vanilla and cedar base anchored by tonka bean and vetiver…

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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, Echoed Fantasy or Ascendant?

Ascendant takes 5 of 5 categories. Echoed Fantasy is rated 3.00/5 from 10 votes; Ascendant is rated 3.90/5 from 312 votes. Choose Echoed Fantasy for a warm spicy and fruity character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Ascendant for a aromatic and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Echoed Fantasy or Ascendant?

Ascendant lasts longest (Ascendant 59/100, Echoed Fantasy 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Echoed Fantasy or Ascendant?

Projection is very close: Ascendant 51/100, Echoed Fantasy 50/100 for sillage.

Do Echoed Fantasy and Ascendant smell similar?

Clearly different: a 15% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Ginger, Artemisia and Cardamom.

Is Echoed Fantasy or Ascendant better for summer or winter?

Echoed Fantasy suits daytime wear; Ascendant suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Echoed Fantasy and Ascendant?

Echoed Fantasy features Ginger, Ginger flower, Melon, Wild Strawberry and Artemisia. Ascendant has top notes of Cardamom, Bergamot, Ginger and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Lavender, Rosemary and Artemisia, a base of Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Cedar and Vetiver.