Fragrance comparison

Fashionable Personality vs Parabole

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 20 ratings analysed

Fashionable Personality

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,130 PowderyWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

44%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Parabole

Succes de Paris

3.9020 votes

Rank #37,574 VanillaPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Parabole takes 1 of 1 categories.

Fashionable Personality
Choose it for a powdery and white floral character.
Parabole
Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Fashionable Personality0/1

Parabole1/1

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: Parabole

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fashionable PersonalityThe Dua Brand

ParaboleSucces de Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

3.90/ 5 · 20 votes

Have 23%Had 18%Want 59%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

20%Love

60%Like

10%Ok

10%Dislike

0%Hate

20 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

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate73

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

powdery100%

white floral92%

violet84%

rose77%

floral69%

amber61%

vanilla100%

powdery88%

amber77%

almond65%

sweet53%

fruity42%

Scent match44%Some overlap · both powdery and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Lily of the ValleyRaspberryVanillaJasmineVioletAmberRoseMuskIris

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Mandarin OrangeBlack Currant

Heart

HeliotropeRoseGeraniumIrisVioletJasmine

Base

VanillaAmberPeachSandalwoodMuskRaspberry

InformationalShared notesRaspberry, Vanilla, Jasmine and Violet. Durations are only published for Fashionable Personality, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring50

Summer67

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night38

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,130

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#37,574

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerParaboleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fashionable Personality by The Dua Brand is a powdery fruity floral Extrait de Parfum that pairs tart raspberry with a rich bouquet of violet, iris, and jasmine. The composition opens with a lively burst of sweet red berry, balanced immediately by the dry, cosmetic softness of violet and iris petals. As it develops, l…

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Parabole by Succes de Paris blends fruity mandarin and black currant with a powdery heart of heliotrope, iris, and violet. This 2003 floral fruity creation settles into a warm, vanilla-drenched base of sandalwood and amber. It feels like a vintage discovery perfect for those who appreciate sweet, powdery skin scents d…

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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 Fashionable Personality and Parabole smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and amber accords. Common notes include Raspberry, Vanilla, Jasmine and Violet.

Is Fashionable Personality or Parabole better for summer or winter?

Parabole suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fashionable Personality and Parabole?

Fashionable Personality features Lily of the Valley, Raspberry, Vanilla, Jasmine and Violet. Parabole has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Black Currant, heart notes of Heliotrope, Rose, Geranium and Iris, a base of Vanilla, Amber, Peach and Sandalwood.