Fragrance comparison

Educated vs Sunpetal

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 2 ratings analysed

Educated

Secrets Door

—0 votes

Rank #78,047 TobaccoPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Sunpetal

Avalanche Fragrance

4.502 votes

Rank #46,076 AldehydicPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sunpetal takes 1 of 1 categories.

Educated
Choose it for a tobacco and powdery character.
Sunpetal
Choose it for a aldehydic and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Educated0/1

Sunpetal1/1

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: Sunpetal

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

EducatedSecrets Door

SunpetalAvalanche Fragrance

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 24%Had 0%Want 76%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

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

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

vanilla69%

floral61%

aldehydic100%

powdery92%

fresh84%

lavender77%

yellow floral69%

floral61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both powdery and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomBlack PepperAngelica Root

Heart

HeliotropeJasmineMimosaArtemisia

Base

TobaccoMuskCedarwoodVanilla

Top

AldehydesMimosa

Heart

LavenderViolet LeafCardamom

Base

HeliotropeMuskCedarwoodMoss

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Heliotrope, Mimosa and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night33

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,047

PerfumerFlorian Gallo

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#46,076

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerSunpetalHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Educated by Secrets Door offers a complex study in tobacco and spice. It balances the sharp bite of black pepper and cardamom against a dense, powdery heart of heliotrope and mimosa. Built for cool autumn evenings, this fragrance settles into a resinous, woody base. It is a bold, intellectual take on the oriental flor…

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Sunpetal is a bright floral woody musk built around aldehydes, mimosa, lavender, violet leaf, cardamom, heliotrope, musk, cedarwood and moss. On skin it reads sweet, fresh and lightly spicy, with the cardamom adding a clear lift before a softer powdery dry-down settles in. It suits someone who wants a clean, easygoing…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Educated and Sunpetal smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and floral accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Heliotrope, Mimosa and Musk.

Is Educated or Sunpetal better for summer or winter?

Sunpetal suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Educated and Sunpetal?

Educated has top notes of Cardamom, Black Pepper and Angelica Root, heart notes of Heliotrope, Jasmine, Mimosa and Artemisia, a base of Tobacco, Musk, Cedarwood and Vanilla. Sunpetal has top notes of Aldehydes and Mimosa, heart notes of Lavender, Violet Leaf and Cardamom, a base of Heliotrope, Musk, Cedarwood and Moss.