Elysée Succès vs The Scarlet Letter
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
35%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Elysée Succès takes 1 of 1 categories.
Elysée SuccèsChoose it for a rose and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
The Scarlet LetterChoose it for a woody and musky character.
Elysée Succès1/1
The Scarlet Letter0/1
- 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
- Elysée Succès
Head-to-head breakdown
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Fragrance
Elysée SuccèsO BoticárioThe Scarlet LetterSared PerfumesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.07/ 5 · 445 votes
Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 67%Had 0%Want 33%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate51%Love
24%Like
9%Ok
11%Dislike
4%Hate
445 votes
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothrose100%
fruity92%
woody84%
oud77%
floral69%
earthy61%
woody100%
musky86%
amber72%
oud58%
sweet44%
leather30%
Scent match35%Some overlap · both woody and oud
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
PlumCassisLabdanumBergamot
Heart
Black RoseMay RosePeonyFreesiaLily-of-the-Valley
Base
Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliVanillaCedarMossMusk
Top
SaffronCassisLitchiBergamotLemonMandarin OrangeOrange
Heart
OakPralinePlumWater LilyPeonyJasmine
Base
PapyrusAgarwood (Oud)AmbroxanPatchouliMuskVanilla
InformationalShared notesPlum, Cassis, Bergamot and Peony. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring28
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#28,954
PerfumerFrank Voelkl
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#76,773
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerElysée SuccèsHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotO Boticário Elysée Succès delivers a dark, rich blend of juicy plum, velvety black rose, and warm agarwood oud. It opens with a bold burst of dark cassis and ripe dark fruit before settling into a heart of May rose and peppery peony petals. As it warms on the skin, deep patchouli, earthy moss, and sweet vanilla create…
Reviews →The Scarlet Letter by Sared Perfumes opens with a bright, fruit-tinted citrus splash (lychee, cassis, mandarin) dusted with saffron. Soon it turns darker and more textured, with plum and florals over a woody, musky amber base. Expect a sweet praline thread running through the wear, alongside oud, patchouli and vanilla…
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.
Do Elysée Succès and The Scarlet Letter smell similar?
Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and oud accords. Common notes include Plum, Cassis, Bergamot and Peony.
What are the notes in Elysée Succès and The Scarlet Letter?
Elysée Succès has top notes of Plum, Cassis, Labdanum and Bergamot, heart notes of Black Rose, May Rose, Peony and Freesia, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Patchouli, Vanilla and Cedar. The Scarlet Letter has top notes of Saffron, Cassis, Litchi and Bergamot, heart notes of Oak, Praline, Plum and Water Lily, a base of Papyrus, Agarwood (Oud), Ambroxan and Patchouli.
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