Fragrance comparison

Finding Forbidden Love vs Intense

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 17 ratings analysed

Finding Forbidden Love

Statik Olfactive

4.3813 votes

Rank #44,777 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

Intense

Tamar

2.754 votes

Rank #71,797 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Finding Forbidden Love
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Intense
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Finding Forbidden Love2/4

Intense2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Finding Forbidden LoveStatik Olfactive

IntenseTamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.38/ 5 · 13 votes

Have 36%Had 6%Want 57%

2.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 23%Had 6%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

77%Love

0%Like

15%Ok

0%Dislike

8%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

25%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate44

Category winners

LongevityIntense

SillageFinding Forbidden Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value100

Category winnerIntenseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

fruity84%

sweet77%

powdery69%

honey61%

sweet100%

fruity92%

amber84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

balsamic61%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both woody, sweet and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

White PeachWhite TeaJasmineRoseCypress

Heart

LabdanumFrankincenseOpoponax

Base

SandalwoodHoneyRaspberryDavana

Top

WhiskeyChocolatePeat

Heart

PlumPeachPatchouliCherryRaspberryOpoponaxHoneyVanilla

Base

LeatherLabdanumTolu BalsamMadagascar Vanilla

InformationalShared notesLabdanum, Opoponax, Honey and Raspberry. 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

Fall78

Winter22

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer75

Fall75

Winter75

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex36

Women64

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#44,777

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,797

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFinding Forbidden LoveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Finding Forbidden Love by Statik Olfactive opens with chilled white peach slices, steeped white tea leaves, and a clean brush of green cypress wood. As the initial crisp fruit settles on your skin, soft jasmine and rose petals blend into warm frankincense and resinous labdanum. The base settles into smooth sandalwood …

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Tamar Intense hits the nose with a dark burst of peat smoke, bittersweet chocolate, and aged whiskey. Perfumer Paul Kiler constructs a heavy Oriental Vanilla structure that moves quickly from boozy top notes into a thick, jammy core of plum, cherry, honey, and opoponax resin. The sweetness sits on an earthy foundation…

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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.

Which is better, Finding Forbidden Love or Intense?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Finding Forbidden Love is rated 4.38/5 from 13 votes; Intense is rated 2.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Finding Forbidden Love for a woody and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Intense for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Finding Forbidden Love or Intense?

Intense lasts longest (Intense 100/100, Finding Forbidden Love 86/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Finding Forbidden Love or Intense?

Finding Forbidden Love projects furthest (Finding Forbidden Love 80/100, Intense 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Finding Forbidden Love and Intense smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, sweet and amber accords. Common notes include Labdanum, Opoponax, Honey and Raspberry.

Is Finding Forbidden Love or Intense better for summer or winter?

Finding Forbidden Love suits day or night wear; Intense suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Finding Forbidden Love and Intense?

Finding Forbidden Love has top notes of White Peach, White Tea, Jasmine and Rose, heart notes of Labdanum, Frankincense and Opoponax, a base of Sandalwood, Honey, Raspberry and Davana. Intense has top notes of Whiskey, Chocolate and Peat, heart notes of Plum, Peach, Patchouli and Cherry, a base of Leather, Labdanum, Tolu Balsam and Madagascar Vanilla.